What are the responsibilities and job description for the Commercial Title Assistant (in office) position at First American?
Who We AreJoin a team that puts its People First! As a member of First American's family of companies, National Commercial Services provides single-point service for simple to multi-property/multi-state national commercial real estate transactions. Since 1889, First American (NYSE: FAF) has held an unwavering belief in its people. They are passionate about what they do, and we are equally passionate about fostering an environment where all feel welcome, supported, and empowered to be innovative and reach their full potential. Our inclusive, people-first culture has earned our company numerous accolades, including being named to the Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For list for ten consecutive years. We have also earned awards as a best place to work for women, diversity and LGBTQ employees, and have been included on more than 50 regional best places to work lists. First American will always strive to be a great place to work, for all. For more information, please visit www.careers.firstam.com.What We DoEnable you to dive into your love of history and research to help us provide important data to our teams and customers in the commercial real estate space.
First American is looking to add a Commercial Title Assistant to our growing team in Washington, DC. First American sets the standard for excellence in the commercial real estate space. In this role, you will work in adynamic, fast-paced setting supporting our Commercial Title team in a wide range of duties including creating and maintaining title files and documenting and recording all research. This position administratively supports timely escrow closings and title recordings for transactions ranging from single site to high-liability multi-site commercial real estate transactions. You will play a key role in coordinating the resolution and completion of the commercial title process.
First American invests in its employees' development and well-being, empowers them to provide superior customer service and encourages them to serve the communities where they live and work. First American is committed to diversity and inclusion. We are an equal opportunity employer.
WhatYou'llDo:
- Supporttheclosingprocess ofcommercial real estate transactions byassistingwith administering escrow accounts, making deposits, issuing checks,building,and disbursing wires, preparing invoices, routing titlecommentsand underwriting requests, ordering title and tax updates,assemblingand calculating pricing information, recording fees and transfer tax information
- Provide client support including responding to order updates and status requests
- Search,examine,and interpretcommercial real estate documents
- Audit calculations and legal documents for accuracy
- Communicate recording information and prepare legal property documents such as endorsements and supplementals
- Conduct title research to compile chain of title
- Create title files and prepare endorsements and supplemental documents
WhatYou'llBring:
- Passionforhelping customers whilemaintaininga professional and positive attitude
- Excellent verbal and written communication with both our internal team and external customers
- Problem solver who has strong organizational skills, is detail oriented, with an eagerness to learn
- Natural curiosity, enjoys researching the history and background of transactions
- Thrives in contributing to a team where we come together to deliver beyond customer expectations
- Knowledge of MS Office suite and ability to quickly adapt to new software applications and technologies
- High school diploma or equivalent
- 2 years of commercial title related experience preferred
First American invests in its employees' development and well-being, empowers them to provide superior customer service and encourages them to serve the communities where they live and work. First American is committed to diversity and inclusion. We are an equal opportunity employer.