Paralegal; Remote

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This is an exciting opportunity for a paralegal or legal professional to support the Corporate Underwriting Department and underwriting leadership throughout the country. This is a support position that will have a stimulating cross section of participating in the creation of underwriting policies, legislative analysis and regulatory engagement. The position will assist with the drafting of underwriting communications and policies, legislative tracking and evaluation and participating in regulatory compliance for insurance forms and rates.

This position is ideal for a highly organized candidate that enjoys writing and editing while helping underwriting leadership respond to issues effectively and efficiently. It is an excellent opportunity for a candidate that desires to expand the candidate's skillset and knowledge about real estate.

• Draft and edit national and state level underwriting communications
• Assist with the tracking, monitoring and analysis of legislative activity in all 50 states that relate to the conveyance and mortgaging of real estate. Provide underwriting leadership with recommendations regarding pending legislation
• Draft and edit policy manuals, rate manuals and similar documents filed with various regulatory bodies
• Provide guidance to local underwriting leadership regarding form and rate manuals
• Review and assess court decisions that affect the conveyance and mortgaging of real estate
• Collect and collate legal research and information from a wide variety of sources
• Perform research and analysis on supporting data and information needed regarding various business issues of the organization
• Compile data from legal digests, encyclopedias, practice manuals, etc.
• Assist with the development and coordination of state-level advocacy strategies
• Assemble, proof, and edit drafts of underwriting communications, advocacy strategies, legal research presentations, etc.
• Draft documents for rate and form filings and provide guidance on rate and form matters
• Provide other administrative support to underwriting department

• Bachelor's degree preferred
• Completion of a paralegal program preferred
• 3-5 years of professional experience as a Paralegal
• Paralegal certification preferred
• Outstanding writing and editing skills
• Intermediate Excel proficiency required
• Ability to adapt to new technology tools for collaboration and information sharing
• General knowledge of the legislative process
• Strong research and summarization skills
• Detail-oriented with excellent time management
• Exceptional communication, presentation, and organizational skills

Salary Range: $30.08 - $41.78

Hourly

This hiring range is a reasonable estimate of the base pay range for this position at the time of posting. Pay is based on a number of factors which may include job-related knowledge, skills, experience, business requirements and geographic location.

Note that the following statements only apply to candidates who will be working from an unincorporated area within Los Angeles County.

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…