Claims Counsel - Remote

Job Description

Ensures accountable decisions are taken at the right level in the organization, and individuals making decisions are suitably informed about the level of legal risk on all legal related matters.

Title Claim/real estate work experience preferred with a proven record of strong cross-functional written & verbal communication skills, including, past experience with professionally handling high stress situations and high-volume workload.

Job Responsibilities

• Manages and resolves claims initiated under title insurance policies and products.
• Interprets internal/external business environment.
• Retains, monitors, and manages outside counsel and legal representation of insured.
• Negotiates settlements and claim resolutions with claimants, third parties and opposing counsel.
• Manages personal caseload including handling matters involving fraud, forgery, missed liens, access issues, easement disputes and more.
• Identifies and postures resolved claims for recovery or salvage efforts.
• Performs specialized assignments; solves complex problems and develops non-traditional solutions through sophisticated analytical thinking.
• Interprets internal/external business environment.
• Recommends best practices to improve processes or services.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in relevant field preferred.
• Juris Doctorate and licensed to practice law in at least one jurisdiction required.

Skills

• Strong cross-functional written & verbal communication skills.
• Past experience with professionally handling high stress situations and high-volume workload.
• Ability to interpret internal/external business environment.
• Ability to retain, monitor, and manage outside counsel and legal representation of insured.
• Ability to negotiate settlements and claim resolutions with claimants, third parties and opposing counsel.
• Ability to manage personal caseload including handling matters involving fraud, forgery, missed liens, access issues, easement disputes and more.
• Ability to identify and postures resolved claims for recovery or salvage efforts.
• Ability to perform specialized assignments; solve complex problems and develop non-traditional solutions through sophisticated analytical thinking.
• Ability to recommend best practices to improve processes or services.

Benefits

• A variety of health and wellness insurance options and programs.
• Paid time off.
• 401(k) with company match.
• Employee stock purchase program.
• Employee discounts.