Title Trainee Residential

Land Title • Greenwood Village, CO

10d • Onsite

About The Position

The Title Trainee in Residential at Land Title becomes part of a program that
trains individuals with limited or no prior title experience to become a future
Title Examiner. This program combines theoretical instruction with supervised,
hands-on training to ensure participants acquire the necessary skills to produce
basic title commitments. It emphasizes competency-based learning, with salary
increases tied to demonstrated skill acquisition. The Title Trainee will be
focused on learning and reviewing legal and financial documents related to
property, including examining real estate titles and researching ownership.

The Title Trainee will work under training conditions, performing initial title
searches to identify potential defects, liens, or encumbrances by reviewing
public records, mortgages, and deeds under the guidance of experienced
professionals. The specific duties vary, but the core function is to gain
practical experience under supervision to become a proficient title searcher and
title examiner. Responsibilities will include data entry, document compilation,
and verifying property information.

This is an in-office position, Monday - Friday, 8:00am - 5:00pm.

Requirements

• A High School diploma or equivalent.
• Solid working knowledge of business software suites such as Microsoft or Google.

Responsibilities

• Understand the fundamental legal concepts of real property ownership, including deeds, mortgages, easements, liens, and encumbrances.
• Learn to navigate and utilize public records databases and online resources for title research.
• Gain proficiency in using industry-standard title production software and title plants.
• Review and markup search for all documents affecting property according to standard underwriting searching guideline stopping points and updating necessary information on the appropriate search platform.
• Learn to recognize and evaluate various types of title documents and encumbrances.
• Retrieve images and/or hard copies of documents from imaging, microfilm and/or county; compare data to order for accuracy.
• Verifies such factors as deed of ownership, real property tax parcel number, description of property’s boundaries and status of non-public, legal access.
• Develop the ability to summarize research findings in clear and concise preliminary reports.
• Identify title issues, understand basic requirements and exceptions to issues.
• Apply relevant guidelines and regulations to title examination processes.
• Prepare detailed and accurate title products, outlining all relevant requirements, exceptions, and endorsements.
• Comply with industry underwriting standards and Land Title best practices
• Compares legal description of property with legal description contained in records and indices.
• Attend training for knowledge and skill opportunities.
• Attend department meetings to establish teamwork and gather technical and corporate information.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Teledoc services
• Life insurance
• Traditional and Roth 401K retirement options with company match
• Short-term and long-term disability
• Vacation and Sick time
• Land Title Paid Leave Program
• 10 paid holidays
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Educational Reimbursement and Training Opportunities
• Title and Closing reimbursement

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED