Title Assistant

Title Assistant Enable you to dive into your love of history and research to help us provide important data to our teams and customers First American's Homebuilder Services division. First American is looking to add a Title Assistant to our growing team. First American sets the standard for excellence in the commercial real estate space. In this role, you will work in a dynamic, fast-paced setting supporting a 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 new build transactions. What You'll Do: Support the closing process of builder real estate transactions by assisting with administering escrow accounts, making deposits, issuing checks, building, and disbursing wires, preparing invoices, routing title comments and underwriting requests, ordering title and tax updates, assembling and calculating pricing information, recording fees and transfer tax information Search, examine, and interpret commercial 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 What You'll Bring: Passion for helping customers while maintaining a 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 title related experience preferred Pay Range: $20.31 - $27.09 HourlyThis hiring range is a reasonable estimate of the base pay range for this position at the time of posting. Pay is based on a number of factors which may include job-related knowledge, skills, experience, business requirements and geographic location. First American will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with arrest or conviction records, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws (e.g., the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act). First American intends to conduct a review of an applicant's criminal history in connection with a conditional offer. First American reasonably believes that a criminal history may have a direct, adverse and negative relationship with the following material job duties for this position potentially resulting in the withdrawal of the conditional offer of employment: handling of confidential, proprietary or trade secret information belonging to First American or its customers, administrating or facilitating financial transactions, and the ability to meet customer-imposed criminal history requirements.