Conveyancer career

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Conveyancers manage the legal process of transferring ownership of real estate from one person or entity to another.

Conveyancers manage the legal process of transferring ownership of real estate from one person or entity to another.

What would you do as a Conveyancer?

Conveyancers

  • usually work regular business hours but may work extra hours
  • usually work in offices
  • need to be accurate, methodical and communicate well

Tasks

  • manage property sales and purchases
  • prepare legal documents and contracts
  • research legal material
  • manage settlement fund transfers
  • communicate with banks and brokers
  • assist communication between property buyers and sellers
  • check information in public and personal records
  • perform anti-money laundering checks
  • apply for grants

How can you become a Conveyancer?

You usually need a qualification to become a conveyancer and experience may be useful.

You may need

  • a New Zealand Diploma of Conveyancing (Level 6) to become a registered conveyancer
  • a NZ Society of Conveyancers (NZSOC) Equivalency Assessment Certificate to become a registered conveyancer
  • a Practising Certificate to become a conveyancing practitioner
  • experience in similar work
  • to be over 20 years old

If you're in school

You usually need NCEA Level 3 to do the study or training for this job.

Studying this at the University of Waikato

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Our Bachelor of Laws and Diploma in Law both build your legal knowledge in property, contracts and land law, the areas conveyancers work with every day. The Diploma in Law also gives you guaranteed entry into our Bachelor of Laws if you want to keep studying. Like all our undergraduate degrees, the Bachelor of Laws includes work-integrated learning.
There's no dedicated conveyancing qualification at Waikato.

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A range of scholarships are available to help with the cost of studying at Waikato. Options are available across a wide range of subjects and study levels, including scholarships for new students, current students and specific areas of study.

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