AI exposure Legal
Will AI replace title examiners?
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers. US occupation 23-2093.
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2.2%
of the time title examiners spend on their work goes on tasks where AI is already being used to do that work.of title examiners' working hours go on tasks AI has already started taking off their plate.
Ranked 315 of 756 US occupations. More exposed than 57% of them.Further along than 57% of them.
Per cent of working time Square-law scale
Average US job 7.7%
Around the middle of the pack.Keeping pace with the average job.
What AI already does for title examinersWhat title examiners no longer do alone
O*NET lists 17 tasks for title examiners. AI use at work shows up in 1 of them. Each score runs from 0.5, where every observed use helps a person with the task, to 1, where every use does the task outright.
- Prepare real estate closing statements, using knowledge and expertise in real estate procedures. automated and assisted 0.81
What it does not touch, yetWhat still needs a human
16 of the 17 tasks show no AI use at work in the data.
- Confer with realtors, lending institution personnel, buyers, sellers, contractors, surveyors, and courthouse personnel to exchange title-related information or to resolve problems.Core task
- Copy or summarize recorded documents, such as mortgages, trust deeds, and contracts, that affect property titles.Core task
- Direct activities of workers who search records and examine titles, assigning, scheduling, and evaluating work, and providing technical guidance as necessary.Core task
- Enter into record-keeping systems appropriate data needed to create new title records or to update existing ones.Core task
- Examine documentation such as mortgages, liens, judgments, easements, plat books, maps, contracts, and agreements to verify factors such as properties' legal descriptions, ownership, or restrictions.Core task
- Examine individual titles to determine if restrictions, such as delinquent taxes, will affect titles and limit property use.Core task
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- Obtain maps or drawings delineating properties from company title plants, county surveyors, or assessors' offices.Core task
- Prepare and issue title commitments and title insurance policies, based on information compiled from title searches.Core task
- Prepare lists of all legal instruments applying to a specific piece of land and the buildings on it.Core task
- Prepare reports describing any title encumbrances encountered during searching activities and outlining actions needed to clear titles.Core task
- Read search requests to ascertain types of title evidence required and to obtain descriptions of properties and names of involved parties.Core task
- Retrieve and examine real estate closing files for accuracy and to ensure that information included is recorded and executed according to regulations.Core task
- Summarize pertinent legal or insurance details, or sections of statutes or case law from reference books for use in examinations or as proofs or ready reference.Core task
- Verify accuracy and completeness of land-related documents accepted for registration, preparing rejection notices when documents are not acceptable.Core task
- Assess fees related to registration of property-related documents.
- Determine whether land-related documents can be registered under the relevant legislation, such as the Land Titles Act.
How that compares
Among the 7 legal occupations, title examiners rank 7. The group averages 21.6%, and its most exposed job is Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates at 31.1%. The average US occupation sits at 7.7%.
Level with 2.2%
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What this does and does not mean
Exposure is observed use, not a forecast. Anthropic maps work conversations with Claude onto the tasks O*NET lists for each job and asks, of the tasks AI could speed up, which are actually being used for at work. A use that does the task outright counts in full and a use that assists a person counts half. The task scores are averaged into the occupation figure by the share of time spent on each task.
A high figure means AI is already part of how this work gets done. It does not mean anyone has been replaced. Anthropic's own reading of the labour market finds no systematic rise in unemployment among exposed workers so far, and about 14% fewer 22 to 25 year olds starting exposed jobs.No measurable rise in unemployment among exposed workers so far, and about 14% fewer 22 to 25 year olds starting these jobs. Gap years for everyone. Labor market impacts, 5 March 2026.
Task list and titles from O*NET 31.0 by the US Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration, used under the CC BY 4.0 licence. Scores from the Anthropic Economic Index (CC BY). Checked 1 November 2026. How the ranking works.