Sr. Commercial Title Examiner (Remote Opportunity)

First American Financial • Virginia Beach, VA

282d • $30 - $40 • Remote

About The Position

First American is seeking an experienced VA & NY Commercial Title Examiner who will search public records and examine titles to determine legal condition of primarily commercial or industrial property title. Copy or summarize recorded documents which affect the condition of title to the property. Works on assignments that are varied and complex requiring breadth and depth of experience with different types of properties. Acts as a resource to less experienced team members. Has increased knowledge of state requirements. Projects undertaken can be multi-million dollar commercial properties that may take days or even weeks to complete.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or equivalent.
• 6+ years directly related commercial title exam experience in NY & VA.
• Multiple state licenses (as required by state) in order to do business in a broad geographic area.
• Strong detail / quality orientation.
• Strong analytical skills.
• Strong problem solving skills.
• Customer service orientation.
• Strong MS skill set.
• Knowledge of legal terms used in title documents.
• Able to read and decipher legal descriptions relating to title orders.

Responsibilities

• Examines chain of title primarily for commercial/industrial properties but may expand into commercial and/or industrial.
• Performs title examination of complex title orders requiring a high level of title expertise.
• Abstracts and analyzes records, such as leases, subleases, acreage, liens, judgments, easements, vital statistics, and plot and map books.
• Determines ownership and legal restrictions and to verify legal description of property and completeness of records for examinations, including multi-site properties.
• Writes title products based on the interpretation and application of procedural guidelines.
• Provides underwriting interpretation within established guidelines.
• May have customer contact.
• Other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• 401k
• PTO/paid sick leave
• Employee stock purchase plan

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Insurance Carriers and Related Activities
• Education Level: High school or GED