What You'll Do

  • Prepare lists of all legal instruments applying to a specific piece of land and the buildings on it.
  • Examine documentation such as mortgages, liens, judgments, easements, plat books, maps, contracts, and agreements to verify factors such as properties' legal descriptions, ownership, or restrictions.
  • Read search requests to ascertain types of title evidence required and to obtain descriptions of properties and names of involved parties.
  • Copy or summarize recorded documents, such as mortgages, trust deeds, and contracts, that affect property titles.
  • Examine individual titles to determine if restrictions, such as delinquent taxes, will affect titles and limit property use.
  • Prepare reports describing any title encumbrances encountered during searching activities and outlining actions needed to clear titles.
  • Verify accuracy and completeness of land-related documents accepted for registration, preparing rejection notices when documents are not acceptable.
  • Confer with realtors, lending institution personnel, buyers, sellers, contractors, surveyors, and courthouse personnel to exchange title-related information or to resolve problems.
  • Enter into record-keeping systems appropriate data needed to create new title records or to update existing ones.
  • Direct activities of workers who search records and examine titles, assigning, scheduling, and evaluating work, and providing technical guidance as necessary.

Essential Skills

Reading Comprehension 4.12/5
Active Listening 3.75/5
Speaking 3.62/5
Critical Thinking 3.62/5
Writing 3.38/5
Complex Problem Solving 3.12/5
Time Management 3.12/5
Active Learning 3.0/5
Monitoring 3.0/5
Coordination 3.0/5
Social Perceptiveness 2.88/5
Service Orientation 2.88/5

Career Fit Overview

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Top passions

  • Organizer: Bringing order to data and processes satisfies you.
  • Leader: Taking charge and moving ideas forward motivates you.
  • Analyst: Investigating problems and finding patterns keeps you engaged.

Common styles

Attention to Detail, Integrity, Dependability, Cooperation, Stress Tolerance

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Key Abilities

This career demands strong capabilities in the following areas:

Oral Comprehension 4.0/5
Written Comprehension 4.0/5
Oral Expression 4.0/5
Written Expression 3.75/5
Deductive Reasoning 3.5/5
Near Vision 3.5/5
Speech Recognition 3.5/5
Speech Clarity 3.38/5

Technologies & Tools

Accounting software Adobe Acrobat Contact management software Customer relationship management CRM software Data Trace Title IQ File management software First American Data Tree Parcel IQ GATORS ANYWHERE Geographic information system GIS databases Google Workspace software Landtitle USA Microsoft Access Microsoft Excel Microsoft Internet Explorer Microsoft Office software Microsoft Outlook Microsoft PowerPoint Microsoft Windows Microsoft Word Operating system software

Work Environment & Style

Common Styles for This Career

  • Attention to Detail (High importance: 4.51/5)
  • Integrity (High importance: 4.18/5)
  • Dependability (High importance: 4.15/5)
  • Cooperation (High importance: 4.01/5)
  • Stress Tolerance (High importance: 3.87/5)

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How to Become One

Some previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience may be helpful but is usually not required. Training is often provided on the job.

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Also Known As

This career is known by many different job titles across industries. Here are all the variations:

Abstract Clerk Abstract Searcher Abstract Writer Abstractor Advisory Title Officer Automotive Title Clerk Closing Specialist Commercial Title Examiner Data Abstractor DMV Title Clerk (Department of Motor Vehicles Title Clerk) Escrow Officer Land and Estates Officer Land Examiner Land Title Examiner Lease Examiner Legal Instruments Examiner License and Title Clerk Lien Searcher Real Estate Transaction Coordinator Record Searcher Searcher Settlement Processor Tag and Title Clerk Title Abstractor Title Agent Title Checker Title Clerk Title Closer Title Examiner Title Inspector Title Investigator Title Officer Title Processor Title Searcher Title Specialist Transaction Coordinator