DescriptionThe OGC Legal Counsel helps the Church accomplish its religious mission by providing standard support services for all Area activities and customers which enable the Church to hasten the Work. This position provides a specialised legal administrative support to conveyancers and attorney by ensuring smooth legally compliant property transfers. The role combines meticulous administrative work legal coordination and client-facing tasks services to a Legal Counsel and Area Team.
ResponsibilitiesTypical responsibilities include but are not limited to:
Supports local counsel and Church attorneys with contract drafts and assists to prepare review and filesall conveyancing documentation such as sale agreements deeds transfer documents mortgage bonds and settlement statements. Ensures documents are accurate and legally compliant.
- Acts asthe primary contact for buyers sellers estate agents banks municipal offices and legal professionals. Provides updates schedules tasks (e.g. transfers bond registrations) and addresses queries via phone and email.
- Conducts checks on property ownership title deeds encumbrances zoning issues bonds and liens.
- Arranges surveys inspections bond registrations and cancellations.
- Tracks timelines and ensures that all legal and administrative steps are completed on schedule.
- Maintains up-to-date understanding of property law and transfer procedures.
- Lodges all relevant documents with the Deeds Office municipalities and financial institutions at the end of each transaction.
- Manages multiple files and transactions simultaneously ensuring accuracy.
- Understands conveyancing procedures legal terminology and documentation standards.
Collects evaluates disseminates and maintains complex information and data from multiple sources.
Composes and prepares routine correspondence memoranda reports etc.
Operates a personal computer and appropriate software packages or its equivalent.
Works with highly sensitive and confidential information.
This position requires a broad knowledge of the organizations structure functions and key personnel etc.
Qualifications- Must be in possession of a Current Temple Recommend or be certified by their priesthood leader to be worthy to hold a temple recommend.
Required education and experience:
Matriculation certificate and a formal Conveyancing Secretary diploma or certificate (e.g. from UNISA Boston City Campus) or equivalent qualification at NQF Level 6. On the job experience of 2 -5 years in conveyancing environments
Technical Skills Required:
Use of Conveyancing software (e.g. Lexis Convey GhostConvey E4 Windeed) to manage files and workflows.
Advanced office skills to include: excellent communication skills highly efficient with computerized business applications (spreadsheets tables forms charts etc.) good research analytical and data summation skills and tasks require seasoned independent analysis and judgment.
Resolves most questions and problems and refers only the most complex issues to higher levels.
Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to work with sensitive and highly confidential information.
Optional tests include: Microsoft Excel-Experienced Users Professional/Individual Contributor solutions and Business Communications Outlook Essentials and Microsoft Essentials.
Required Experience:
IC
DescriptionThe OGC Legal Counsel helps the Church accomplish its religious mission by providing standard support services for all Area activities and customers which enable the Church to hasten the Work. This position provides a specialised legal administrative support to conveyancers and attorney b...
DescriptionThe OGC Legal Counsel helps the Church accomplish its religious mission by providing standard support services for all Area activities and customers which enable the Church to hasten the Work. This position provides a specialised legal administrative support to conveyancers and attorney by ensuring smooth legally compliant property transfers. The role combines meticulous administrative work legal coordination and client-facing tasks services to a Legal Counsel and Area Team.
ResponsibilitiesTypical responsibilities include but are not limited to:
Supports local counsel and Church attorneys with contract drafts and assists to prepare review and filesall conveyancing documentation such as sale agreements deeds transfer documents mortgage bonds and settlement statements. Ensures documents are accurate and legally compliant.
- Acts asthe primary contact for buyers sellers estate agents banks municipal offices and legal professionals. Provides updates schedules tasks (e.g. transfers bond registrations) and addresses queries via phone and email.
- Conducts checks on property ownership title deeds encumbrances zoning issues bonds and liens.
- Arranges surveys inspections bond registrations and cancellations.
- Tracks timelines and ensures that all legal and administrative steps are completed on schedule.
- Maintains up-to-date understanding of property law and transfer procedures.
- Lodges all relevant documents with the Deeds Office municipalities and financial institutions at the end of each transaction.
- Manages multiple files and transactions simultaneously ensuring accuracy.
- Understands conveyancing procedures legal terminology and documentation standards.
Collects evaluates disseminates and maintains complex information and data from multiple sources.
Composes and prepares routine correspondence memoranda reports etc.
Operates a personal computer and appropriate software packages or its equivalent.
Works with highly sensitive and confidential information.
This position requires a broad knowledge of the organizations structure functions and key personnel etc.
Qualifications- Must be in possession of a Current Temple Recommend or be certified by their priesthood leader to be worthy to hold a temple recommend.
Required education and experience:
Matriculation certificate and a formal Conveyancing Secretary diploma or certificate (e.g. from UNISA Boston City Campus) or equivalent qualification at NQF Level 6. On the job experience of 2 -5 years in conveyancing environments
Technical Skills Required:
Use of Conveyancing software (e.g. Lexis Convey GhostConvey E4 Windeed) to manage files and workflows.
Advanced office skills to include: excellent communication skills highly efficient with computerized business applications (spreadsheets tables forms charts etc.) good research analytical and data summation skills and tasks require seasoned independent analysis and judgment.
Resolves most questions and problems and refers only the most complex issues to higher levels.
Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to work with sensitive and highly confidential information.
Optional tests include: Microsoft Excel-Experienced Users Professional/Individual Contributor solutions and Business Communications Outlook Essentials and Microsoft Essentials.
Required Experience:
IC
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