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name: conveyance-clerk
description: "Occupational skill for the role 'conveyance clerk' (also: conveyance law clerk, paralegal clerk, property law clerk, conveyancing clerk, conveyancer). Use when the user asks for typical conveyance clerk work such as: Prepare lists of all legal instruments applying to a specific piece of land and the buildings on it.; Examine documentation such as mortgages, liens, judgments, easements, plat books, maps, contracts, and agreements to verify factors such as properties' legal descriptions, ownership, or restrictions.; Read search requests to ascertain types of title evidence required and to obtain descriptions of properties and names of involved parties."
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# Conveyance Clerk

Conveyance clerks provide services for the legal transference of legal titles and properties from one party to another. They exchange the necessary contracts and ensure all properties, titles and rights are transfered.

## Core workflow

1. Prepare lists of all legal instruments applying to a specific piece of land and the buildings on it.
2. Examine documentation such as mortgages, liens, judgments, easements, plat books, maps, contracts, and agreements to verify factors such as properties' legal descriptions, ownership, or restrictions.
3. Read search requests to ascertain types of title evidence required and to obtain descriptions of properties and names of involved parties.
4. Copy or summarize recorded documents, such as mortgages, trust deeds, and contracts, that affect property titles.
5. Examine individual titles to determine if restrictions, such as delinquent taxes, will affect titles and limit property use.
6. Prepare reports describing any title encumbrances encountered during searching activities and outlining actions needed to clear titles.
7. Verify accuracy and completeness of land-related documents accepted for registration, preparing rejection notices when documents are not acceptable.
8. Confer with realtors, lending institution personnel, buyers, sellers, contractors, surveyors, and courthouse personnel to exchange title-related information or to resolve problems.

## How to use this skill

- Read [references/profile.md](references/profile.md) for the occupation profile and scope.
- Consult [references/tasks.md](references/tasks.md) for the full task and activity inventory.
- Check [references/skills.md](references/skills.md) for essential vs. optional competences.
- Check [references/tools.md](references/tools.md) for the software commonly used in this role.
- See [references/ai-skills.md](references/ai-skills.md) — matched external AI agent skills (per-source attribution).

## Key competences (essential)

- compile legal documents
- conveyancing
- legal terminology
- manage digital documents
- monitor title procedures
- pose questions referring to documents
- property law
- provide legal legitimacy to the transfer of assets
- revise legal documents
- use word processing software

## Hot technologies

- Salesforce software
- Microsoft Access
- Adobe Acrobat
- Microsoft Outlook
- Google Workspace software
- Microsoft Office software
- Microsoft Windows
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Word

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*Sources: ESCO v1.2.1 (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/a9411821-4f54-406e-ba37-4c6e5a39f9fe), O*NET 30.3 (23-2093.00). See manifest.json for licensing/attribution.*