Job Summary
Homestead Title Agency (“Homestead”) is the affiliated title company of Fischer Homes, a top-30 national homebuilder with operations throughout 6 states and 9 markets. Since 1980, Fischer Homes has built over 30,000 homes, employs over 700 associates and has earned the reputation as one of the largest, most reputable home builders in the midwestern and southeastern states. As an Attorney at Homestead, you will be involved in all aspects of residential real estate closings, from title examinations and document preparation, to customer closings and title insurance policies. The most rewarding part of this role is working with customers to achieve their dreams of home ownership.
You Will Thrive In This Role If You
- enjoy high-volume, residential real estate transactions.
- are an independent thinker and efficient problem-solver, skilled at finding solutions.
- approach your work with exceptional focus, attention-to-detail and completeness.
- take pride in your work-product accuracy and legal compliance.
- strive to mitigate risk through research, analysis and independent decision-making.
- enjoy working on a team to accomplish common goals.
- seek to work in a dynamic and growing organization.
These Skills Will Be Used To
- perform and review title examinations, including researching property records, deeds, encumbrances, plats and tax information.
- resolve challenging title issues to ensure quality of title.
- prepare legal documents, including deeds, powers of attorney, memoranda, affidavits, closing disclosures, settlement statements and other conveyance documents.
- review and approve deeds, mortgages and other legal documents to ensure compliance with recording requirements.
- review title commitments and final title insurance policies to ensure accuracy and completeness.
- process customer files to prepare for closings.
- conduct customer closings with a focus upon accurate work-product and exceptional customer experience.
- train, lead and motivate team members to ensure accurate work produce and risk mitigation.
- manage a workload in several states.
- become proficient in state-specific insurance regulations, case law and local practices.
- comply with state-specific insurance underwriter standards and best practices.
- actively survey state-specific insurance and real estate regulations, case law and trends.
Preferred Qualifications
- Licensed to practice law in Kentucky, or prepared to become licensed upon employment.
- Juris Doctor degree.
- Bachelor’s degree in relevant field of study.
- Experience in residential real estate transactions, or passion to learn same.
The Value of a Career with Homestead Title
Benefits
At Homestead, we select highly skilled and talented Associates, focusing on teamwork, individual contributions and diversity. Our team is honest and ethical, and our actions demonstrate respect, courtesy and fairness to our Associates and customers. Associate benefits include:
- competitive compensation package, including salary and bonus.
- 401(k) with company match and profit-sharing.
- paid vacation, personal holiday and time-off.
- company health insurance.
- professional development training programs.