Senior National Title Underwriting Counsel Attorney (NY)

SENIOR NATIONAL TITLE UNDERWRITING COUNSEL ATTORNEY

Location: New York, NY (Downtown Manhattan) HYBRID

*PLEASE NOTE THIS IS FOR TITLE INSURANCE, NOT PROPERTY, RISK, ETC. INSURANCE!

Our client, a leading organization in the title insurance and commercial real estate services space, is seeking a Senior National Commercial Title Underwriting Counsel to join its team. This role offers the opportunity to work on complex commercial real estate transactions, providing underwriting guidance, risk assessment, and strategic support to internal stakeholders and clients across the country.

This position is ideal for a seasoned professional who thrives in a collaborative environment and brings strong analytical capabilities, sound judgment, and a solutions-oriented mindset. The successful candidate will play a key role in evaluating risk, guiding transaction structure, and ensuring compliance with title underwriting standards and applicable regulations.

Candidate Profile

• JD from an ABA-accredited law school required.
• Active Bar Admission in New York, in good standing.
• 5+ years of substantive experience in national title insurance underwriting or comparable commercial real estate experience in a law firm setting.
• General understanding of the process of title underwriting real estate transactions for the issuance of title insurance policies.
• Ability to interpret and apply title insurance underwriting standards and guidelines within delegated authority limits.
• Solid understanding of fundamental concepts, practices and procedures of commercial real estate transactions, title insurance, and settlement processes.
• Must be familiar with applicable commercial real estate law, including federal and state regulations.
• Strong relationship-building skills with internal stakeholders and externally, with clients and others.
• Exceptional organizational skills, with the ability to manage significant transaction volume, ability to multi-task, prioritize, and follow up in a timely manner.
• Excellent listening, verbal, and written communication skills.
• Effective communicator with strong negotiation skills, who can deliver guidance with clarity, professionalism, tact, and diplomacy.
• Strong analytical skills, detail oriented, with the ability to assess risk and provide practical solutions.
• Collaborative mindset with ability to act decisively when needed.
• Creative, solution-oriented approach to resolving complex, multi-state, multi-property title challenges.

What You'll Do

• Provide title underwriting support, counsel, and authorization to company personnel, agents, and customers, related to the issuance of real estate title insurance commitments and policies.
• Apply underwriting standards to assess risk and ensure compliance with company policies and regulatory requirements.
• Provide guidance to internal teams on commercial real estate settlement services and transaction structure.
• Develop and communicate underwriting guidelines and best practices in alignment with organizational standards.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to support efficient and successful transaction execution.
• Other duties as assigned.

Why Join Us?

This is an opportunity to join a highly respected and collaborative team focused on delivering innovative solutions in the commercial real estate space. Professionals in this environment are empowered to think strategically, act decisively, and contribute meaningfully to a dynamic and evolving industry. The team is committed to supporting one another while maintaining a high-performance, client-focused approach.

Compensation & Benefits

• Salary range: $200,000 – $350,000+ This 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, qualifications, and geographic location.

Application Requirements

Interested candidates should submit a cover letter and resume for consideration.