Commercial Property & Conveyancing Secretary

A vacancy has arisen in the Commercial Property team for a Commercial Property and Conveyancing Secretary at a top law firm in Sandton. Key areas of responsibility include :

• Typing and formatting legal documents and commercial agreements (copy typing required)
• Incorporating amendments to legal documents and commercial agreements
• Maintaining / updating client contact details
• Capturing timesheets of multiple professionals
• Preparing pre-bills and billing memos (sending same to client)
• Following up with debtors on unpaid invoices
• Taking transfer (including sectional title) and bond instructions (including commercial bonds and notarial bonds) which will include (amongst other things), drawing of documents, checking of documents, attending to signing of documents, registration of final accounts and despatching documents to clients
• Preparing files accurately and according to specifications
• Attending to lodgements, preps and registrations of all conveyancing matters
• Liaising with clients, correspondents and internal deeds office clerk / driver, etc.
• Conducting property, person and company searches
• FICA administration, following up to ensure the FICA requirements are complete
• Ensure the filing system is kept up to date (hard copy and electronic)

Academic / Skills / Experience

Competencies

#J-18808-Ljbffr