Commercial Title Attorney

Shulman Rogers Gandal Pordy & Ecker; Potomac (MD); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Work-from-home flexibility

Job summary

Shulman Rogers Gandal Pordy & Ecker seeks a Senior Title Attorney with 7–10 years of real estate experience to handle title, survey, and closing matters for commercial transactions across Maryland, Virginia, and Washington, DC.

The attorney will review title commitments, coordinate title insurance, advise on transfer and recordation taxes, draft and negotiate purchase and loan documents, and oversee complex closings with partner oversight.

Qualifications

• 7–10 years of real estate law experience.
• Strong knowledge of title, survey and closing practices.
• Experience coordinating closings for acquisitions, dispositions and financing.

Responsibilities

• Review title commitments, exceptions, surveys, easements, covenants, and other recorded instruments.
• Identify title defects and negotiate resolutions, endorsements, indemnities, escrows, and other risk-management measures.
• Manage due diligence and closings for acquisitions, dispositions, development projects, and financings.
• Underwrite and coordinate title insurance and escrow matters.
• Advise clients on local title practices, transfer and recordation taxes, entity considerations, and closing requirements.
• Draft and negotiate purchase and sale agreements, loan documents, easement agreements, development agreements, operating agreements, and related documents.

Skills

Real estate law experience

Title insurance knowledge

Education

J.D. from an accredited law school

Active bar membership in MD/DC/VA

Title Insurance Producer License MD/VA/DC

7–10 years of real estate law experience

Job description

Shulman Rogers is seeking a Senior Title Attorney with 7–10 years of experience to handle title, survey, and closing matters for commercial real estate transactions. This attorney will advise developers, builders, lenders, investors, business owners, and families throughout Maryland, Virginia, and Washington, D.C. The ideal candidate has strong technical knowledge, sound business judgment, and the ability to manage complex matters with appropriate partner oversight.

Responsibilities:

• Review title commitments, exception documents, surveys, easements, restrictions, covenants, and other recorded instruments.
• Identify title defects and negotiate resolutions, endorsements, indemnities, escrows, and other risk-management measures.
• Manage due diligence and closings for acquisitions, dispositions, development projects, and financings.
• Underwrite and coordinate title insurance and escrow matters.
• Advise clients on local title practices, transfer and recordation taxes, entity considerations, and closing requirements.
• Draft and negotiate purchase and sale agreements, loan documents, easement agreements, development agreements, operating agreements, and related documents.

Education and Experience:

• J.D. from an accredited law school.
• Active bar membership in good standing, preferably in Maryland or the District of Columbia. Virginia admission is a plus.
• Must hold a valid Title Insurance Producer License in Maryland, Virginia, and Washington, D.C.
• 7–10 years of real estate law experience, including significant title, survey, and closing work.
• Knowledge of commercial title insurance, endorsements, escrow procedures, easements, land records, and closing practices.

We offer a competitive salary, benefits package and work-from-home flexibility, along with opportunities for professional growth and development.