Commercial Title Examiner

EASTERN TITLE DIVISION

Job Description:

Job Title: Commercial Examiner

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

Job Code: Y0409N

Summary:

Search and examine commercial title records and create accurate title commitments and other reports in a timely fashion, focusing on basic to moderately complex title orders.  Promptly answer members’ questions and resolve moderately complex title issues.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Apply commercial title examination knowledge and underwriting standards to search title records to identify the records that may affect basic to moderately complex title orders.   Learn and apply basic-to-moderate mapping to identify accurate search parameters. 
• Organize search results into an accurate chain of title for basic to moderately complex commercial title orders.
• Examine all the documents such as such as leases, subleases, acreage, liens, judgments, easements, vital statistics in the chain of title for validity based on ownership and knowledge of legal descriptions, real property law and Old Republic Title guidelines.
• Prepare final title products, including the attachment of applicable records and tax information.
• Title examination of complex title orders requiring a high level of title expertise.
• Ability to work overtime as requested by management.
• Dependable, reliable and punctual attendance is required, which may include in-office attendance or attendance at company, industry or other events that occur outside regular business hours.
• Ability to accept supervision and direction, as well as constructive feedback.
• Ability to collaborate and interact effectively and professionally with all levels of management, employees and customers by email, phone, video conferences and in person.
• Demonstrates courtesy, flexibility, professionalism and is proactive and responsive to supervisor/manager, co-workers and customer needs and expectations.

Knowledge and Skills Required:

• Ability to learn new information and build knowledge over time. 
• Ability to plan and organize work to meet goals, including occasional project assignments. 
• Effective oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to identify problems and provide resolutions to basic for moderately complex title issues.
• Ability to work effectively with members, team members, mentors and Internal and external clients as needed.
• Ability to work in a time sensitive production environment and operate effectively under time constraints.
• Ability to learn and master software applications.
• Proficiency in math  
• Ability to read legal description, and plot legal description.
• Knowledge of the title insurance and information industry is required.
• Minimum of 5 year as a title examiner.
• Strong attention to detail with excellent organizational skills, with ability to prioritize and handle multiple tasks and projects.
• Ability to act independently with sound judgment and take initiative.
• Written and verbal communications are clear, grammatically correct and business appropriate.

Benefits may include:

• Comprehensive medical, prescriptions, dental and vision plans

• 401(k) plan with a discretionary company match

• Shareholder Purchase and Reinvestment Plan

• Basic life and accidental death and dismemberment insurance premium paid by the company

• Voluntary supplemental life insurance for employees, spouses and dependent children

• Fertility and Family Building Benefits

• Paid Disability benefits

• Paid time off programs

• 11 Company paid holidays per year

• Flexible spending account

• Health savings account (available to High Deductible Health Plan participants only)

• Employee Assistance Program

• Educational Assistance Program

• Voluntary benefits, such as Critical Illness, Hospital Indemnity, Pet Insurance and Accident Insurance

• Title insurance policies and certain escrow services for the employee’s primary personal residence at no charge

• Transportation benefit plan for mass transit, parking and vanpool, in several markets

Note: If you currently are employed by Old Republic Title (or one of its wholly owned affiliated companies) please get in touch with your human resources representative regarding the application process.

For California applicants, please click the following link to view our CCPA Applicant Notice

Old Republic Title is an Equal Opportunity Employer