Conveyancing for secretaries (paralegals)

Our level certificates are truly unique

• All lectures are presented by a highly skilled and accomplished senior conveyancing consultant – who better to teach you the tricks of the trade?

• The certificates enable you to show your certified skills, to specialise in a trajectory and to progress along the levels, becoming more and more sought after as you go.

• Our certificates are highly esteemed in the conveyancing industry and have served our clients well over many years. Our courses were the first of their kind and set the industry standard for paralegal training in conveyancing.

Earn gold certificates as proof of your competence

After successfully passing the evaluation for each level, you will receive a silver certificate. But it doesn’t have to end there. You can truly set yourself apart and prove your competence by earning a gold certificate for each Level.

A gold certificate is issued when we receive an affidavit from your employer, stating that you have independently and flawlessly completed a certain prescribed task, related to the relevant level.

These gold certificates are undoubtedly a very distinguished award – something to be rightly proud of. We may be biased, but we firmly believe that you'll have no problem in finding employment if you have one of these gold certificates behind your name.*

_{*Note that an administration fee is payable for each gold certificate requested.} 

Benefits of our notes and lectures

• Our notes are comprehensive, but very user-friendly.

• We discuss both theory and practical case studies to illustrate how the theory is applied in practice.

• This is not a computer-based training course where you learn to click all the right options.  No, we teach you the conveyancing theory behind what you do on your computer – the invaluable why, what, how, where and when – old school style.

• The notes will become very useful manuals for you to consult in your workplace.

• Lectures are interactive and the notes and examples form the basis for discussion.

• We conduct open-book evaluations to establish whether you understand the work and are able to apply your knowledge in practice.

• Lectures and notes are available in English and Afrikaans (except for Level 3 Deceased Estates, which is only available in English).

Did you say evaluations?

• We did, but don’t sweat, the evaluations take the form of an open-book test.  The idea is not to see what you can remember by rote, but to help you apply in practice what you learned during lectures.  You are permitted to refer to your notes, just as you would when you are at work.

• Please allow sufficient time to complete the evaluation after the conclusion of the theoretical and practical lessons. You have 24 hours to do so.  It is recommended that you arrange with your employer to allow yourself sufficient time to complete the evaluation as soon as you receive it after the lesson if you cannot commit to completing the evaluation outside of work hours.

Want more detail?

Have a look at our course content and check out what previous clients have to say in the testimonials below.

Course content

Transfers trajectory

Level 1 Theory - deed of transfer

• General background

• Agreements of sale

• Deed of transfer

• Transfer procedures

• Power of attorney

level 1 practical case study - deed of transfer

• Once you have studied the theory you will do a practical case study on the registration of a simple deed of transfer. The intention is to show you in broad outline how the theory is applied in practice.

level 2 theory - sectional title transfers

• Application of Deeds Registries Act

• Presenting a sectional title scheme

• Opening a sectional title register

• Transfer of a sectional title unit

• The conveyancer's responsibilities

• Joint ownership of a unit in undivided shares

• Exclusive use of common property (section 22)

• Sectional mortgage bonds

level 2 practical case study - sectional title transfers

• Once you have studied the theory you will do a practical case study on the registration of a simple sectional title deed of transfer. The intention is to show you in broad outline how the theory is applied in practice.

level 3 estate Transfers

• Description of parties

• Section 41(1) & 42(2) certificates

• Sale of estate property

• Inheriting estate property

• Section 18(3) Estates

• Administration of intestate black estates

• Estate endorsements

• Relevant sections of Admin. of Estate Act

• Insolvent deceased estate transfers

• Execution transfer

Bonds trajectory

level 1 theory - deed of transfer

• The same content as Level 1 Theory of the Transfers trajectory.

level 2 theory - sectional title transfers

• The same content as Level 2 Theory of the Transfers trajectory.

level 3 mortgage bonds & cancellations

• Loan application procedure

• Analysis of a mortgage bond

• Bond registration procedure: Simultaneous transfer

• Bond registration procedure: Bond take-over

• Bond registration procedure: Further bond

• Useful tips

• Bond procedures for different kinds of bonds

• Bond cancellation procedure

• Consents - Regulation 39

• Substitution of debtor

• Spouses married in community of property - Section 45

Our promise

• By completing our certificate courses, you will learn the theory and practice applicable to different levels of a conveyancing secretary’s work.

• You will be empowered, firstly by obtaining valuable new knowledge to advance your career, and secondly by obtaining certificates recognised and valued by the attorneys’ profession countrywide.

• You will be able to do your daily work with even more confidence, becoming a much more productive employee.

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