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A leading commercial law firm in Johannesburg is looking for an experienced Conveyancing Secretary to join its Property team, recruited through Manpower SA. This permanent intermediate role covers the full property transfer process, from instruction to registration, and suits a secretary with deep conveyancing experience who can run a director’s practice accurately and under pressure. The advert was posted on 29 October 2026 and runs for 29 days.
Manpower is a global employment and staffing services company, with offices in over 80 countries and territories, providing individual service to 2.5 million employees worldwide. The company helps organisations anticipate and benefit from changes in the world of work, drawing on over 60 years of experience in staffing and recruitment, training, HR services, outsourcing and consulting across all industries.
The work itself is with the firm’s client, a leading commercial law firm in Johannesburg. The successful candidate will support a conveyancing director and manage the full transfer process, from instruction to registration, across residential and commercial property transfers. Note that the listing’s location field reads “South Africa” while the advert describes a Johannesburg law firm; this post uses Johannesburg on that basis, and readers should confirm the work base when applying.
The advertised duties are: handle residential and commercial property transfers; prepare files accurately and to specification; administer and organise the director’s conveyancing practice; liaise with banks, municipalities, rates consultants, estate agents, the Deeds Office and internal teams; draft, type and format legal documents and commercial agreements; attend to lodgements and registrations of transfers, bond cancellations and bonds; manage the finances related to conveyancing transactions; and handle FICA administration and follow up until all requirements are complete.
Only the requirements stated in the original advert are listed here: Matric, which is essential; a legal conveyancing secretary or paralegal qualification, which is advantageous; 6 or more years’ experience as a conveyancing secretary; strong Microsoft Office skills, especially MS Word; in-depth knowledge of conveyancing systems such as Lexis Convey, E4 (portal based), Webconvey and WinDeed; basic knowledge of Aderant Expert (CMS) accounting, which is advantageous; and experience with Investec, Nedbank and Standard Bank bonds, which is advantageous. The person the firm is looking for is fast, accurate and detail-focused, with confident typing skills; able to work independently and under sustained pressure; proactive, organised and conscientious; reliable, punctual and honest, with a strong sense of responsibility; an excellent communicator, written and verbal, with good people and client management skills; and a team player with strong time management who maintains confidentiality in all matters. No other qualifications are stated, so none are added here.
Use the Apply button on this page, which leads directly to the original CareerJunction advert for this role. Apply only through that original listing, and be cautious of anyone who contacts you separately asking for payment or personal banking details in exchange for this job.
Before applying, make your conveyancing experience easy to verify: list the transfer types you have handled, the volumes you managed, and the systems you know well, especially Lexis Convey, E4, Webconvey and WinDeed. Highlight your bond work with the banks named in the advert, and give examples of files you prepared to specification and lodgements you saw through to registration. Because the role involves FICA administration and transaction finances, mention any experience you have with those tasks, and be ready to show that you can work accurately under sustained pressure.
Applications go through the original CareerJunction advert, where the recruiter will review submissions. Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted, so make sure your application clearly shows the six-plus years of conveyancing secretary experience and the systems knowledge the advert asks for.
This page is for information only and is not the employer or the recruiter. All role details above come from the original advert, which remains the authoritative source. The listing location field reads “South Africa” while the advert describes a Johannesburg law firm, so confirm the work base when applying. Check the original advert for the current status of the vacancy before applying.
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