Conveyancing Attorney

Igrow Wealth Investments; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 450 000 - 600 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading real estate firm in Cape Town seeks a Conveyancing Attorney to manage property transactions and ensure compliance. The ideal candidate will have 3+ years' experience and be skilled in property law, with excellent administrative and coordination abilities. This role offers a professional environment and opportunities for career growth within a rapidly expanding portfolio of real estate deals.

Qualifications

• Admitted Attorney with experience in conveyancing or property law.
• Minimum 3 years in property law, conveyancing, or real estate legal administration.
• Excellent administrative and organisational skills.

Responsibilities

• Oversee processes from mandate to transfer.
• Track active real estate transactions, ensuring milestones are met.
• Liaise with agents for documentation and client communication.

Skills

Conveyancing experience

Property law knowledge

Administrative skills

Communication skills

Proficiency in Microsoft Office

Coordination skills

Education

Admitted Attorney

Tools

Smartsheet

Conveyancing systems

Transaction tracking systems

Job description

Job title : Conveyancing Attorney

Job Location : Western Cape, Cape Town Deadline : December 01,

We are seeking a detail-driven and dynamic individual with a background in conveyancing or property law to assist the Principal and Head of Department in managing the end-to-end coordination of property transactions, mandates, and compliance.

This role combines elements of conveyancing oversight, administrative support, and project coordination — ensuring seamless communication between management, agents, marketing team, and external stakeholders.

The successful candidate will be both legally astute and administratively strong, capable of managing multiple tasks, personalities, and priorities within a fast-paced real estate environment.

Why Join Us?

Join a fast-paced, professional real estate environment where your legal expertise will directly contribute to smoother, more transparent, and efficient property transactions.

This is an opportunity to bring structure and oversight to a growing portfolio of real estate deals while collaborating closely with top-performing agents and management.

To qualify for this position, you need:

• Admitted Attorney with conveyancing experience (non-practicing conveyancers welcome).
• Minimum 3 years' experience in property law, conveyancing, or real estate legal administration.
• Strong knowledge of property law a requirement.
• Strong understanding of FICA, property mandates, and real estate compliance requirements as the company has a high RMCP level.
• Excellent administrative, organisational, and communication skills.
• High attention to detail with the ability to manage multiple transactions simultaneously.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, Excel, Smartsheet and conveyancing related systems and transaction tracking systems.
• Exceptional coordination and follow-up skills.
• High level of professionalism and integrity.
• Ability to work independently and manage deadlines.
• Solutions-driven with a proactive approach.

Duties and responsibilities include, but not limited to:

• Overseeing processes from mandate to transfer
• Track all active real estate transactions from listing to transfer, ensuring all key milestones are met.
• Must have knowledge of current conveyancing milestones and procedures.
• Review and manage sales mandates, ensuring compliance with internal and legal requirements.
• Amend and update documentation from mandates, FICA compliance forms, sales agreements and addendums where necessary, to keep up to date with regulatory requirements.
• Liaise with agents to ensure that documentation, FICA, timelines, and client communication remain consistent and accurate.
• This will include tracking and record keeping of commission invoices and payments.
• Review offers to purchase, addendums, and other legal documentation to ensure accuracy and protect company interests.
• Ensure that all deals meet company, legal, and ethical standards prior to submission to transferring attorneys.
• Verify and maintain FICA documentation for all clients, agents, and transactions.
• Maintain an updated transaction tracker and provide regular status reports to management and relevant stakeholders.
• Act as a central liaison between the sales team, transferring attorneys, clients, and financial institutions.
• Coordination and communication skills
• Identify and implement efficiencies within the conveyancing tracking process.