Senior Underwriting Counsel Attorney (Tarrytown, NY)

Location: Tarrytown, Westchester County, NY – hybrid (3 days a week in office).

About the Role

Our client, a national leader in title insurance and escrow services, is seeking an experienced Senior Agency Title Insurance Underwriting Counsel Attorney to join its Agency Division. This hybrid role offers the opportunity to serve as a trusted legal advisor on real estate title insurance matters, providing title underwriting guidance, risk analysis, and transactional support to internal teams, agents, and customers.

The position is ideal for a seasoned attorney with deep knowledge of commercial and residential real estate law, title insurance underwriting, and regulatory compliance, along with a collaborative and solutions-oriented mindset. The successful candidate will bring strong judgment, customer-centric communication skills, and the ability to manage a diverse pipeline of real estate transactions while applying title insurance underwriting standards and company guidelines.

Responsibilities

• Provide title insurance underwriting support, counsel, and authorization to company personnel, agents, and customers related to the issuance of real estate title insurance commitments and policies.
• Utilize title insurance underwriting standards and guidelines within delegated authority limits to underwrite the issuance of title insurance.
• Provide guidance to company personnel in the performance of real estate settlement services.
• Issue title insurance underwriting standards and guidelines in accordance with established company processes.
• Prepare and present educational content (in-person and/or remote) for the benefit of company personnel, agents, and/or customers.
• Conduct Continuing Legal Education with clients.
• Travel occasionally with sales agents in the New York market area.
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• JD from an ABA-accredited law school required.
• Active Bar Admission in New York, in good standing.
• 8-10 years of substantive experience in title insurance underwriting.
• General understanding of the process of title underwriting real estate transactions for the issuance of title insurance policies.
• Ability to interpret and apply title insurance underwriting standards and guidelines within delegated authority limits.
• Solid understanding of fundamental concepts, practices, and procedures of NY real estate transactions, title insurance, and closing settlement processes.
• Familiarity with applicable New York real estate law, including federal and state regulations.

Skills

• Strong relationship-building skills with internal stakeholders and external clients.
• Exceptional organizational skills, with the ability to manage significant transaction volume, multi-task, prioritize, and follow up in a timely manner.
• Excellent listening, verbal, and written communication skills.
• Effective communicator with strong negotiation skills, who can deliver guidance with clarity, professionalism, tact, and diplomacy.
• Strong analytical skills, detail-oriented, with the ability to assess risk and provide practical solutions.
• Collaborative mindset with ability to act decisively when needed.
• Creative, solution-oriented approach to resolving complex title challenges.

Benefits

• Yearly bonus participation.
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
• Robust benefits package: top-tier medical, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance.
• 401(k) plan with employer matching.
• Paid parental leave.
• Generous PTO and sick leave.
• Additional perks.

Pay

Salary range: $200,000+ (base pay range at the time of posting; pay is based on job-related knowledge, skills, experience, business requirements, qualifications, and geographic location).

Schedule

Hybrid – 3 days a week in office (Tarrytown, NY).