Responsibilities
- Investigate the facts and issues of the claim, determine whether coverage exists, evaluate loss under the title policy, assess defenses for the insured and/or the company, determine need to retain outside counsel, develop and carry out a plan to address the claim and manage the claim and/or litigation through to final resolution
- Negotiate settlements and resolutions with claimant / opposing counsel / third parties
- Manage claim budget, review and approve outside counsel invoices and other expenses and determine settlement and expense reserves
- Direct outside counsel on litigation strategy through the course of claim administration and litigation
- Appear as company representative in court proceedings, mediations, settlement conferences and trials
- Identify and evaluate sources for recovery
Requirements
- Law Degree
- Admitted to practice law in US
- Licensed and in good standing to practice law in any state of the United States
- Ability to develop, evaluate and implement resolution strategies to fully conclude a claim
- Experience handling claims and title insurance coverage
- Ability to work independently and to exhibit originality and ingenuity in finding solutions
- Takes initiative, uses sound judgment, can make independent decisions, is a team player, has excellent analytic and legal skills and can distill complex legal issues
Benefits
- medical
- dental
- vision
- 401k
- PTO/paid sick leave
- employee stock purchase plan
Additional Information
- First American will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with arrest or conviction records, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws (e.g., the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act).
- First American intends to conduct a review of an applicant’s criminal history in connection with a conditional offer.
- First American reasonably believes that a criminal history may have a direct, adverse and negative relationship with the following material job duties for this position potentially resulting in the withdrawal of the conditional offer of employment: handling of confidential, proprietary or trade secret information belonging to First American or its customers, administrating or facilitating financial transactions, and the ability to meet customer-imposed criminal history requirements.
