Senior Title Research Specialist

JCG Land Services, Inc.; Ames (IA); On-site; USD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

JCG Land Services, Inc. is seeking an experienced Title Research Specialist/Abstractor who can dig into property records, trace ownership, interpret legal descriptions, and render clear title conclusions for our project teams.

You will conduct courthouse record searches, review deeds and liens, read metes and bounds, and deliver accurate information to support land acquisition and development efforts. A hands-on background in title research is required.

Qualifications

• At least 3 years of hands-on title research or abstracting experience.
• Experience working for a title company, abstract company, or land services firm.
• Ability to independently research property records and follow chains of title.
• Experience reviewing and interpreting deeds, easements, legal descriptions, and other recorded property documents.
• Ability to read and plot metes and bounds legal descriptions.

Responsibilities

• Conduct title searches using courthouse records, online databases, and other property research resources.
• Trace property ownership and review deeds, easements, mortgages, liens, releases, and other recorded instruments.
• Analyze title reports and property records to identify ownership interests, encumbrances, and potential title issues.
• Read and interpret legal descriptions, including metes and bounds descriptions, and plot legal descriptions as needed.
• Research property history and compile accurate information to support land acquisition and project needs.
• Work with Project Managers, Land Acquisition Specialists, title companies, and other professionals to resolve questions and clarify property information.
• Maintain organized, accurate records and protect confidential client and legal information.

Skills

Title research

Abstracting

Attention to detail

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Adobe Acrobat

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Associate's or Bachelor's degree (advantage)

Tools

Court records databases

Property records databases

Job description

JCG Land Services, Inc. is seeking an experienced Title Research Specialist/Abstractor who can dig into property records, trace ownership, interpret legal descriptions, and render clear title conclusions for our project teams.

You will conduct courthouse record searches, review deeds and liens, read metes and bounds, and deliver accurate information to support land acquisition and development efforts. A hands-on background in title research is required.