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Commercial Underwriting Assistant

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First American Financial

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United States , Chicago

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Insurance

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Employment contract

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23.37 - 31.14 USD / Hour
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Enable you to dive into your love of history and research to help us provide important data to our teams and customers in the commercial real estate space. First American is looking to add a Commercial Underwriting Assistant to our growing team. FA sets the standard for excellence in the commercial real estate space. In this role, you will work in a dynamic, fast-paced setting supporting our Commercial Title team in a wide range of duties including creating and maintaining title files and documenting and recording. This position administratively supports timely closings and title recordings for transactions ranging from single site to high-liability multi-site commercial real estate transactions. You will play a key role in coordinating the resolution and completion of the commercial title process.

Job Responsibility:

  • Support the closing process of national commercial real estate transactions by assisting with preparing invoices, routing title comments and underwriting requests, ordering title and tax updates, assembling and calculating pricing information, recording fees and transfer tax information
  • Review and interpret commercial real estate documents
  • Audit ALTA surveys and legal documents for accuracy
  • Communicate recording information and prepare legal property documents such as proforma policies and endorsements

Requirements:

  • High school diploma or equivalent
  • 1+ years of title related experience preferred
  • Passion for helping customers while maintaining a professional and positive attitude
  • Excellent verbal and written communication
  • Problem solver with strong organizational skills, detail oriented, with an eagerness to learn
  • Natural curiosity, enjoys researching the history and background of transactions
  • Thrives in contributing to a team
  • Knowledge of MS Office suite, specifically advanced Adobe and spreadsheet
  • Ability to quickly adapt to new software applications and technologies
What we offer:
  • medical
  • dental
  • vision
  • 401k
  • PTO/paid sick leave
  • employee stock purchase plan

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Job Posted:
May 16, 2026

Employment Type:
Fulltime
Work Type:
Hybrid work
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