Underwriting Counsel

Stewart Title; Girlstown USA (TX); Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 270,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a prominent title and real estate services company as an Underwriting Counsel in Texas, providing expertise in residential and commercial title insurance. Be a part of an inclusive environment that promotes professional growth and supports strategic company priorities. This role requires a Juris Doctor degree and offers a hybrid work model, ensuring balanced engagement with both internal teams and external clients.

Benefits

401(k) with company match

Employee stock purchase program

Paid time off

Health and wellness insurance options

Qualifications

• Minimum of 3 years in real estate law required.
• Experience in title insurance underwriting preferred.

Responsibilities

• Review and evaluate title searches and insurance risk factors.
• Provide timely responses and communicate underwriting decisions.
• Prepare and lead educational seminars on real estate law.

Skills

Risk Evaluation

Underwriting Expertise

Real Estate Law Knowledge

Problem Solving

Communication

Education

Juris Doctor degree

Job description

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At Stewart, we know that success begins with great people. As a Stewart employee, you’ll be joining a company that was named a 2024-2025 Best Company to Work For by U.S. News & World Report, and a 2025 Top Workplace by USA Today. We are committed to helping you own, develop, and nurture your career. We invest in your career journey because we understand that as you grow, so does our company. And our priority is smart growth – by attaining the best people, investing in tools and resources that enable success, and creating a better home for all.

You will be part of an inclusive work environment that reflects the customers we serve. You’ll be empowered to use your unique experiences, passion and skills to help our company and the communities we serve constantly evolve and improve. Together, we can achieve our vision of becoming the premier title and real estate services company.

Stewart is a global real estate services company, providing title insurance, settlement, underwriting, and lender services through our family of companies. To learn more about Stewart, visit stewart.com/about.

More information can be found on stewart.com. Get title industry information and insights at stewart.com/insights. Follow Stewart on Facebook @StewartTitleCo, on Instagram @StewartTitleCo and on LinkedIn @StewartTitle

Job Description

Job Summary

Provide residential and commercial title insurance underwriting expertise and support relating to Texas real estate transactions to policy issuing agents and direct operations , company personnel, and customers of the Company related to the issuance of title insurance commitments and policies. Ensures accountable underwriting decisions are made using company underwriting standards and guidelines. Develop and grow business relationships with internal and external customers to help support the Company’s strategic priority to become the premier title services company. This position can offer a hybrid workplace.

Job Responsibilities

• Reviews and evaluates title searches and title insurance risk factors and must be able to explain and communicate underwriting requirements to counsel for buyers, sellers and lenders on real estate transactions.
• Responsible for evaluating risk and exposures to determine acceptability of business.
• Ability to determine title insurance premiums, familiarity with terms and conditions based established rules, rates, and guidelines
• Provides timely responses to inquiries and effectively communicates underwriting decisions
• Performs a range of assignments and may lead projects within own discipline.
• Prepares and presents both in-person and virtual education seminars on various topical and timely real estate law and title issues.
• Is active and visible as subject matter expert in real estate law and title insurance in Texas by attending real estate industry and company functions as assigned.
• Solves moderately complex to complex problems and analyzes possible solutions using technical experience, judgement and precedents.
• Acts as a resource for colleagues, provides guidance to less experienced team members.
• Individual contributor working with limited oversight.
• Performs all other duties as assigned by management.
  
  

Education

• Juris Doctor degree and admission to the Texas Bar
  
  

Experience

• Typically requires 3+ years experience in real estate law with demonstrated real estate title knowledge
  
  

Equal Employment Opportunity Employer

Stewart is committed to ensuring that its online application process provides an equal employment opportunity to all job seekers, including individuals with disabilities. If you have a disability and need assistance or an accommodation in the application process, please contact us by email at [e-mail].

Benefits

Stewart offers eligible employees a competitive benefits package that includes, but is not limited to a variety of health and wellness insurance options and programs, paid time off, 401(k) with company match, employee stock purchase program, and employee discounts.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Not Applicable

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Legal

• Industries

  Insurance

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