Title Searcher; Property Bureau; Utica

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Title Title Searcher (Real Property Bureau) - Utica

Occupational Category Legal

Salary Grade 14

Bargaining Unit PS&T - Professional, Scientific, and Technical (PEF)

Salary Range From $56183 to $71719 Annually

Employment Type

Full-Time

Appointment Type Permanent

Jurisdictional Class Competitive Class

Travel Percentage 50%

Workweek Mon-Fri

From 8:30 AM

To 5 PM

Flextime allowed? No

Mandatory overtime? No

Compressed workweek allowed? No

Telecommuting allowed? No

County Oneida

Street Address Utica Regional Office

300 South State Street, Suite 350

City Syracuse

State NY

• Prepare title searches (Abstracts of Title, Certificates of Twenty-Year Search, and Last Owner Searches) and continuations thereof by searching land records in County Clerks’ Offices, determining which instruments affect title and abstracting the material portions of those instruments.
• Search, examine, and abstract records in Surrogate’s Court for descent of title to decedent’s property and to determine disposition of estate taxes.
• Search records in County Treasurer’s Office and, when appropriate, in City or Village Treasurer’s Office to ascertain status of taxes, tax liens, or tax sales concerning premises under examination.
• Search, examine, and abstract court records for actions and proceedings affecting premises under examination.
• File appropriation maps and record deeds to the State, making appropriate final continuation searches in County Clerks’ Offices. Return official stamped and sealed appropriation to DOT Regional Office in a timely manner.
• Where necessary, make field investigations outside of County Clerk’s Office to obtain facts not of record and which may affect title to lands being searched.
• Make direct contact with regional personnel of client agencies to resolve technical problems, assess priorities, and communicate and/or obtain material information concerning premises under examination.
• Assist in the instruction of new Bureau title searchers and attorneys in the preparation of title searches.
• Prepare biweekly Work Analysis Report for review by Bureau Chief on search activities.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

* This is a “field position” which requires frequent travel
** between Madison, Oneida, Herkimer, Hamilton, Fulton, and Montgomery counties. Travel to other counties may be required from time to time.

** At the time of appointment, the applicant must possess a valid driver's license to operate a motor vehicle in New York State or otherwise demonstrate his or her capacity to meet the transportation needs of the job. Certain travel expenses will be reimbursed on a fixed schedule.

NY HELPS:

This title is part of the New York Hiring for Emergency Limited Placement Statewide Program (NY HELPS).

For the duration of the NY HELPS Program, this title may be filled via a non-competitive appointment, which means no examination is required but all candidates must meet the minimum qualifications of the title for which they apply.

At a future date (within one year of permanent appointment), it is expected employees hired under NY HELPS will have their non-competitive employment status converted to competitive status, without having to compete in an…