Commercial Underwriting Counsel

## Commercial Underwriting CounselApplylocations: Troy, MItime type: Full timeposted on: Posted Todayjob requisition id: 26-104**FNF** is the leading provider of title insurance and settlement services to the real estate and mortgage industries. **FNF**'s various mortgage and real estate services companies provide services that complement our title insurance business. From a full-service qualified intermediary, home warranties, UCC insurance, relocation services, and notary services, we provide essential services to fulfill the needs of a changing real estate industry. **FNF** believes the power of technology can elevate the real estate transaction. From investments in title and escrow software to industry-leading real estate partner solutions, we take our commitment to provide real estate professionals and consumers with a truly reimagined, transparent, connected, and trusted real estate experience to heart.We are seeking a highly motivated and energetic attorney to become a critical member of a sales driven and extremely responsive commercial title insurance department. The position will require an ability to display legal and business acumen in approaching and resolving issues, primarily focused on serving new accounts and providing existing customers and escrow personnel with timely answers to title underwriting and escrow issues impacting their various real estate transactions.A successful candidate must simultaneously provide top-level strategic legal advice in a fast-moving environment, while also contributing significant business value to real estate transactional process and sales engagements. As such, the successful candidate must demonstrate a solid grounding in commercial real estate transactions, escrow procedures, title review, and commercial title principles and practices. In addition, to be successful in this role the candidate should have well-developed analytical problem-solving abilities, excellent business sense and judgment, and strong interpersonal and relationship development skills.**JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:*** Provide proactive and timely response and resolution to title policy and endorsement underwriting queries.* Actively manage any title, survey or other issues that arise in commercial transactions to ensure efficient and successful closings.* Review and negotiate indemnity agreements, escrow funding agreements, policies and endorsements.* Review any necessary transactional, organizational and authority documents.* Collaborate with personnel to share and discuss legal, transactional and title underwriting issues encountered on specific transactions.* Conduct periodic seminars with customers, agents and attorney clients on timely legal and underwriting topics.**QUALIFICATIONS:*** Minimum of 2 to 4 years of commercial real estate transactional experience, with extensive direct client contact, and proven ability to proactively address and resolve issues and successfully complete transactions.* Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.* Self-motivated, with a sense of urgency and accountability, and an ability to meet deadlines with attention to detail and exceptional organizational skills.* Strong customer service, communication, negotiation and interpersonal skills.* Proven ability to manage multiple, competing priorities.* Juris Doctorate and an active state bar membership in good standing.Fidelity Title offers a competitive salary, incentive earning programs and comprehensive benefits package. Benefits package includes Medical, Dental, Vision, Flexible and Health Savings Accounts, Life and Disability Insurance, 401K and Employee Stock Purchase plan with company matching, paid time off and Employee Discount Program. Fidelity National Financial, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All new hires must be able to successfully pass a criminal records check.**COMPENSATION & BENEFITS**FNF, its affiliates, and subsidiaries carefully considers multiple factors to determine compensation, including a candidate's education, training, specialty, experience, and work location. The base salary (exempt) or hourly rate (non-exempt) is just one component of the total rewards package offered to our employees, including potential bonus or commission eligibility, insurance (medical/dental/vision/life/disability), matching 401(k) plan and matching employee stock purchase plan. #J-18808-Ljbffr