Senior Commercial Underwriting Counsel
First American
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Chicago • Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $126,100 - $165,000 per year
Job Level
Senior
About the role
- Provide underwriting support, counsel, and authorization to company personnel and customers related to the issuance of real estate title insurance commitments and policies
- Utilize underwriting standards and guidelines within delegated authority limits, to underwrite the issuance of title insurance
- Provide guidance to company personnel in the performance of real estate settlement services
- Issue underwriting standards and guidelines in accordance with established company processes
Requirements
- Law Degree Required
- Admitted to practice in state of employment
- Licensed to practice law, in good standing
- 8-10 years title underwriting experience, commercial experience preferred
- Must be familiar with real estate law, including federal and state regulations
- Strong understanding of fundamental concepts, practices and procedures of real estate title and settlement process
- Strong analytical rigor and business acumen
- Strong negotiation skills and ability to provide alternative solutions or convey unpopular information with tact.
- Ability to collaborate and act decisively; build relationships internally and externally
- Excellent listening, verbal, and written communication skills
- Strong organizational skills with the ability to multi-task, prioritize and timely follow up
- Abstract thinking and creative solutions
Benefits
- medical
- dental
- vision
- 401k
- PTO/paid sick leave
- employee stock purchase plan
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
title underwritingreal estate lawreal estate title insurancesettlement servicesanalytical rigornegotiation skillsbusiness acumenalternative solutionsabstract thinkingcreative solutions
Soft skills
collaborationrelationship buildinglistening skillsverbal communicationwritten communicationorganizational skillsmulti-taskingprioritizationtimely follow-uptact
Certifications
Law DegreeLicensed to practice law