Sr. Commercial Title Examiner

First American•Santa Ana, CA

23h•Remote

About The Position

First American's National Production Services division provides global title and escrow production support across all channels within First American Title including the Mortgage Services, Commercial, Direct, and Agency divisions. Since 1889, First American (NYSE: FAF) has held an unwavering belief in its people, fostering an environment where all feel welcome, supported, and empowered to be innovative and reach their full potential. The company has been named to the Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For® list for eleven consecutive years and has earned awards as a best place to work for women, diversity and LGBTQ+ employees. The role involves searching public records and examining titles to determine the legal condition of primarily commercial or industrial property title. This includes copying or summarizing recorded documents which affect the condition of title to the property. The position works on assignments that are varied and complex, requiring breadth and depth of experience with different types of properties. The Sr. Commercial Title Examiner acts as a resource to less experienced team members, possesses increased knowledge of state requirements, and may undertake projects involving multi-million dollar commercial properties that can take days or even weeks to complete.

Requirements

High School Diploma or equivalent
6+ years directly related experience
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