Senior Commercial Title Examiner

About the Role

Acquires and reviews all relevant documents for Commercial Search/Examination, maps title chains and related items affecting one or more parcels of land, based on results of this examination, prepares preliminary title status reports.

Responsibilities: 

The following duties are typical of those performed by associates in this job title; however, assigned duties may vary and associates may perform other related duties, and not all duties listed are necessarily performed by each associate in the job title or at a particular location.

Under general supervision:

• Prepares preliminary title status reports based on commercial examination and research
• Examines deeds, grant deeds of trust, easements, codes, covenants and restrictions, deed assignments, re-conveyances, taxes, judgements, liens, assessor's parcel maps and other documents
• Reviews data to verify ownership, correct annotation, and proper execution
• Verifies that legal descriptions are written accurately
• Identifies specific requirements for preliminary title report, including requirements for affidavits for questionable documents
• Prepares disclosure of items to be resolved prior to approving title insurance
• Orders property inspections as needed
• Works with Title Officers or other higher level staff for guidance on unusual and/or problematic situations such as back vesting uninsured deeds, prior liens, need for indemnity, etc.
• Uses arithmetic to calculate split ownership percentages
• Coordinates typing of completed reports with support staff
• May perform all of the duties of a title searcher including opening files and inputting data, generating data from County records to identify tax payments and status, printing relevant documents and reports, sorting and assembling information, requesting additional documentation from title plants, and performing related support duties 

Above all, we are a dynamic team looking for energy and a results-driven mindset to provide unique value as we transform the Title and Insurance processes!

Required Skills & Experience

• Experience searching with ATIDS, DataTrace, TitleVision, Integrity Title Plant, Orbitz and online record searching depending on region/state
• At least one year of responsible experience in title searching 
• Basic underwriting procedures
• Basic real property law
• Basic coverages of title policy insurance
• Format and requirements for preliminary title reports
• Terminology and documents related to title search, title chain and property ownership
• Use of desktop computers including word processing and other common software
• Customer service skills
• English grammar and spelling
• Basic math for calculating percentages of split ownership
• A natural drive to live by our Core Values