Senior Title Examiner (remote)
Posted Jun 22, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026
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About your past
Tell me about the most complicated title you've examined. What made it hard?
What they are checking: Whether their experience covers real complexity, which a senior examiner must handle independently.
How do you stay accurate and productive working remotely across different counties and their recording practices?
What they are checking: Whether they can work independently with discipline and adapt to geographic differences in practice.
Tell me about a mistake you caught in your own work or someone else's before it caused a problem.
What they are checking: Whether they double-check and care about accuracy, since missed items can turn into claims.
What would you do
You find a deed signed by only one spouse in a state that requires both. How do you handle it?
What they are checking: Whether they recognize marital interest issues and know what requirements to raise.
A recorded mortgage shows no release, but the borrower says it was paid off years ago. What do you do?
What they are checking: Whether they know how to handle open mortgages without simply trusting what a party says.
You're on a tight deadline with several rush files. How do you keep quality up while moving fast?
What they are checking: Whether they balance speed and thoroughness instead of cutting corners under pressure.
About the work
Walk me through how you examine a residential title from the search package to the commitment.
What they are checking: Whether they have a thorough, repeatable process for determining the legal condition of title.
How do you establish a clean chain of title when there's a gap in the recorded documents?
What they are checking: Whether they know how to research and resolve breaks in ownership history.
How do you decide what to list as a requirement versus an exception on a commitment?
What they are checking: Whether they understand how title items get cleared or excepted, which directly affects coverage.
How do you handle a property that's coming out of a probate or trust?
What they are checking: Whether they understand estate-related title issues and the documents needed to convey title properly.
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