What You'll Do:
- Supports Title Officers with commercial real estate transactions by assisting with title commitment reviews, ordering title and tax updates, assisting with title curative matters, routing title and underwriting requests, routing and uploading documents to electronic file, assembling and calculating recording fees and transfer tax information, and preparing invoices
- Creates and maintains files, records, and reports
- Responsible for new order entry and fulfillment, paperless file setup, order tracking, and post-closing functions
- Reviews form Buyer, Seller, and Lender transaction documents for closings
- Gather and enter title fees for settlement statement preparation, working in conjunction with the escrow team
- Reviews recording packages, calculates recording fees, and coordinates document recording with applicable county and municipal recording offices.
- Communicates professionally with all parties, both internal and external
- Other duties as assigned
What You'll Bring:
- 2+ years title industry experience (commercial preferred), including prior experience reviewing, and submitting recording packages for real estate transactions.
- High School diploma or equivalent (some college preferred)
- Proficient in Adobe and MS Office (Excel, OneNote, SharePoint, Teams, etc.)
- Ability to quickly learn Company operating systems and new software applications and technologies (FAST experience preferred)
- Excellent and professional written and verbal communication skills
- Strong time management skills, including email and file management
- Keen attention to detail
- Stellar organizational and time management skills
- Capable of prioritizing and multi-tasking in a highly productive manner
- Thrives in contributing to a team committed to working together to deliver beyond customer expectations
- Must be able to maintain professionalism and a positive service attitude at all times
This hiring range is a reasonable estimate of the base pay range for this position at the time of posting. Pay is based on a number of factors which may include job-related knowledge, skills, experience, business requirements and geographic location.
What We OfferBy choice, we don’t simply accept individuality – we embrace it, we support it, and we thrive on it! Our People First culture is inclusive for all employees - not just because it's the right thing to do, but because it's the key to our success. We are proud to foster an authentic and inclusive workplace For All. You are free and encouraged to bring your entire, unique self to work. First American is an equal opportunity employer in every sense of the term.Based on eligibility, First American offers a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, 401k, PTO/paid sick leave and other great benefits like an employee stock purchase plan.
Skills Required
- 2 or more years of title industry experience, preferably commercial title experience
- Prior experience reviewing and submitting recording packages for real estate transactions
- High school diploma or equivalent
- Some college education
- Proficiency with Adobe and Microsoft Office applications, including Excel, OneNote, SharePoint, and Teams
- Ability to quickly learn company operating systems, software applications, and new technologies
- FAST experience
- Excellent professional written and verbal communication skills
- Strong time management, email management, and file management skills
- Keen attention to detail
- Strong organizational skills
- Ability to prioritize and multitask in a highly productive environment
- Ability to contribute effectively to a collaborative team
- Professionalism and a positive service attitude
First American Title Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about First American Title and has not been reviewed or approved by First American Title.
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage includes medical, dental, vision, telehealth, and healthcare advocacy services, and is often described as a strong point. Low‑cost options in some cases help overall compensation feel more reasonable.
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) savings plan with a company match is part of the package. This retirement support is highlighted as helping to offset base‑pay concerns in several roles.
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Equity Value & Accessibility — An employee stock purchase plan is available and viewed favorably. Access to discounted equity contributes to the perceived competitiveness of total rewards.
First American Title Insights
What We Do
First American provides financial services through its Title Insurance and Services segment and its Specialty Insurance segment. The First American Family of Companies’ core business lines include title insurance and closing/settlement services; title plant management services; title and other real property records and images; valuation products and services; home warranty products; property and casualty insurance; and banking, trust, and investment advisory services. First American Title Insurance Company provides comprehensive title insurance protection and professional settlement services for homebuyers and sellers, real estate agents and brokers, mortgage lenders, commercial property professionals, homebuilders and developers, title agencies and legal professionals to facilitate real estate purchases, construction, refinances or equity loans. First American's thorough title searches, title clearance and title insurance policies help to produce clear property titles and enable the efficient transfer of real estate. As one of the largest title insurance companies in the nation, First American offers title insurance and settlement services through its direct operations and an extensive network of agents throughout the United States and internationally. First American Title Insurance Company traces its history to 1889 and is the largest subsidiary of First American Financial Corporation (NYSE: FAF).
