Principal Title Examiner
About The Position
Under general direction, performs difficult and responsible professional work involving property acquisition including title to real property and makes decisions involving difficult problems and unusual transactions in this area. Duties include, but are not limited to, reviewing title searches and certifications, making final decisions on the validity of such titles, whether defects in title can be cured and approve securing legal instruments or data for curing such defects. Reviews surveys and Damage and Acquisition maps, assists attorneys in the preparation of motions or other litigation and/or trial preparation in connection with title and real estate matters. Reviews condemnation and closing assemblies and closes titles. May interpret laws and precedents affecting real property. May advise engineers and other non-legal personnel relating to real property title. May prepare opinions and confer with other City officials and landowners representatives with regard to compromises and settlements.
Requirements
- Not less than seven years of experience in the work of searching, examining, reading and closing title to real property either with a title company, lawyer, governmental agency or conveyancer
- Not less than two years of experience in a supervisory position
Responsibilities
- Reviewing title searches and certifications
- Making final decisions on the validity of titles
- Determining if defects in title can be cured
- Approving the securing of legal instruments or data for curing title defects
- Reviewing surveys and Damage and Acquisition maps
- Assisting attorneys in the preparation of motions or other litigation and/or trial preparation in connection with title and real estate matters
- Reviewing condemnation and closing assemblies
- Closing titles
- Interpreting laws and precedents affecting real property
- Advising engineers and other non-legal personnel relating to real property title
- Preparing opinions
- Conferring with other City officials and landowners representatives with regard to compromises and settlements
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Principal
Education Level
No Education Listed
