What You’ll Do:
- Draft, review, edit, and negotiate a variety of commercial contracts, including vendor agreements, servicing-related contracts, NDAs, and technology agreements
- Manage contract lifecycle processes, including intake, tracking, and execution
- Identify legal and regulatory risks in contractual arrangements and propose appropriate mitigation strategies
- Provide legal advice to servicing operations on complex legal issues, compliance policies and risk management
- Draft and review responses to government agencies regarding escalated consumer complaints and aid with examinations and investigations
- Draft and review regulatory disclosures and customer communications
- Participate in the review and revision of servicing policies and procedures and training manuals; conduct comprehensive training on laws and regulations related to servicing operations
- Provide support to in-house litigation staff on matters involving servicing allegations
- Provide advice and counseling in connection with risk assessments (including legal risk assessments), compliance testing, internal audits and state and federal examinations of mortgage servicing operations
- Support the General Counsel on legal matters related to mortgage servicing, including regulatory compliance and operational issues
- Coordinate with external counsel as needed
- Any other job responsibilities requested by management
- Assume responsibility for special projects as assigned
What You’ll Bring:
- Law Degree required
- Admitted to practice law in any state and in good standing
- Minimum of 2-4 years of professional legal experience, including at least 2-3 years of experience in commercial contract review, drafting, editing, and negotiation (law firm or in-house)
- Demonstrated knowledge of fundamental legal concepts, practices, and procedures within the area of specialization
- Working knowledge of applicable federal and state mortgage servicing laws and regulations
- Strong legal research, writing, and verbal communication skills
- Excellent organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and work effectively under pressure
- Ability to build and maintain effective relationships with internal stakeholders (leadership, peers, team members) and external partners
- Ability to balance legal risk with business objectives
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)
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
- Paralegal Certificate
- Typically requires 3-5 years of relevant professional experience
- Bachelor's degree preferred
- Strong computer proficiency
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Working knowledge of contracts and contract administration
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.
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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).
