No. While an attorney does not legally have to prepare a deed, deed drafting is typically done by attorneys. This is because deed requirements have been created over years of litigation. As long people have been around, they have been suing each other for property ownership. Lawyers review these cases and draft deeds that will comply with all formal requirements. Additionally, deeds in New York utilize a “Metes and Bounds” description to describe the property. Understanding and drafting a metes and bounds description is difficult without practice.