Title Agent

Contract Land Staff; Pennsylvania; On-site; USD 52,000 - 72,000; Full time

Job summary

Contract Land Staff (CLS) seeks an experienced Title Agent based in Pennsylvania or nearby West Virginia. You will conduct land title research, tax card work, and prepare Chain of Title and Vesting documents according to established project procedures.

Your role includes examining mortgages, liens, judgments, and encumbrances; generating required reports; and posting files with accuracy. A valid driver’s license and basic computer skills are required.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of Marketable Title experience.
• Local to Pennsylvania or West Virginia.
• Experience running title in Pennsylvania or West Virginia.
• Must have a valid driver’s license and auto liability insurance.

Responsibilities

• Examine mortgages, liens, judgments, easements, and related documents to verify legal descriptions and ownership.
• Research relevant legal materials to aid decision making.
• Prepare reports describing title encumbrances found during searches.
• Read search requests to determine required title evidence and parties involved.
• Pull tax cards from courthouses and online sources.
• Perform onsite and/or online title research for vesting and/or marketable title files.
• Prepare Chain of Title and Limited Title Certificates.
• Post title files per project procedures.
• Coordinate with office staff, clients, and courthouse personnel.

Skills

Title research

Legal research

Communication

Attention to detail

Time management

Education

Some college or related field

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

CLS is looking for experienced Title Agents local to Pennsylvania or West Virginia. Duties include all aspects of land title research, including, but not limited to, tax card research and retrieval, onsite and online title research and reporting, Chain of title and Limited Title Certificate generation, preparation of Vesting and Marketable Title files and posting of said files according to established Project Procedures.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Examine documentation such as mortgages, liens, judgments, easements, plat books, maps, contracts, and agreements to verify factors such as properties' legal descriptions, ownership, or restrictions.
• Research relevant legal materials to aid decision making.
• Evaluate information related to legal matters in public or personal records.
• Prepare reports describing any title encumbrances encountered during searching activities
• Read search requests to ascertain types of title evidence required and to obtain descriptions of properties and names of involved parties.
• Perform duties of Title agent.
• Pulls tax cards from courthouses.
• Locates tax cards online.
• Perform onsite and/or online research necessary for Vesting and/or Marketable Title file production
• Prepare Chain of Title and Limited Title Certificates
• Post title files according to Project Procedures

Accountability:

• This position is responsible for working with all office staff, ensuring a healthy work environment and the satisfaction of all staff.
• Must be able to work effectively and professionally with office staff, the client and courthouse employees.

Qualification Requirements (minimum and preferred requirements):

• Must have 2+ years of Marketable Title experience.
• Must be local to Pennsylvania or West Virginia.
• Must have experience running title in Pennsylvania or West Virginia.

Education:

• Some college in a related field; or one or more years of experience in an applicable area (i.e. real estate, title abstracting, etc.)

Licensing:

• Must have a valid driver’s license.
• Must maintain minimum automobile liability insurance in the amount of $100,000/$300,000/$100,000.

Language Skills:

• Requires excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Must be able to write clearly and concisely to prepare reports, specifications, and correspondence.

Mathematical Skills:

• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, percentages, and decimals.

Reasoning Ability:

• Ability to apply commonsense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
• Ability to deal with problems involving several variables in standardized situations.

Other Skills and Abilities:

• Intermediate computer skills and familiarity with general PC operation.
• Intermediate software skills with all Microsoft Office applications.
• Ability to learn new computer programs rapidly.
• Ability and willingness to move rapidly from place to place and meet timeline constraints.
• Capacity to be flexible, multi-task and maintain a great attitude.