Job Description

Commercial Title Examiner

The Commercial Title Examiner is responsible for searching, examining, and analyzing commercial title records to produce accurate title commitments and related reports. This role focuses on basic to moderately complex title orders, resolves title-related issues, and responds promptly to internal and external inquiries while meeting strict deadlines.

Requires 5 years examination either in Residential, Commercial or a combination of both.

**Remote Employees will be considered if you have prior New Mexico examination and familiar with state regulations.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Search and examine commercial title records and prepare accurate title commitments, reports, and final title products for basic to moderately complex orders.
• Apply underwriting standards, title examination knowledge, and company guidelines to identify matters affecting title.
• Verify the accuracy and completeness of all property, tax, mapping, and starter information.
• Organize and analyze search results to create a clear and accurate chain of title.
• Review and interpret documents affecting title, including deeds, leases, subleases, easements, liens, judgments, acreage issues, and vital statistics.
• Ensure all required maps, documents, and tax information are included in customer packages.
• Confirm appropriate search parameters and starter bases are used and updated correctly.
• Resolve moderately complex title issues and respond promptly to member and customer questions.
• Support the Searching Unit and assist with workflow needs as required.

Knowledge, Skills & Experience

• Minimum of 5+ years of experience in the title industry, preferably commercial but combination of residential and commercial may be accepted.
• Working knowledge of real property law, title insurance practices, and underwriting standards.
• Experience interpreting legal descriptions and applying locating and mapping techniques.
• Proficiency in using real property databases and compiling accurate title abstracts.
• Strong attention to detail with excellent organizational and prioritization skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and Outlook.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills; clear, professional, and business-appropriate.
• Dependable, reliable, proactive, and responsive to internal and external stakeholders.

The estimated pay range stated represents the typical pay range for this position or similarly employed employees or employees performing substantially similar work. Factors which may be used to determine the actual pay rate may include, but are not limited to, education, training or experience; seniority; merit and work performance; quantity or quality of production; regional differences in compensation; differences in local minimum wages, or ability and effort.

Position's Pay Range:

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

Old Republic Title is an Equal Opportunity Employer

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