Title investigator vs paralegal

The differences between title investigators and paralegals can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a title investigator has an average salary of $53,113, which is higher than the $49,943 average annual salary of a paralegal.

The top three skills for a title investigator include sexual harassment, sexual assault and conduct investigations. The most important skills for a paralegal are litigation, legal research, and law firm.

Title investigator vs paralegal overview

	Title Investigator	Paralegal
Yearly salary	$53,113	$49,943
Hourly rate	$25.54	$24.01
Growth rate	3%	14%
Number of jobs	5,440	5,177
Job satisfaction	-	5
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 56%	Bachelor's Degree, 51%
Average age	48	46
Years of experience	-	12

What does a title investigator do?

The Title Investigators' primary duties include searching real estate records, examining titles, or summarizing insurance or legal documents for various purposes. Also, they provide resolution to internal investigations using interrogation or interviewing techniques.

What does a paralegal do?

Paralegals are law firm or legal department employees who work on cases with lawyers. They handle different activities, usually administrative or clerical, such as organizing and maintaining files, updating records, and managing correspondences, among others. Paralegals also handle different activities directly related to active cases being worked on by lawyers in the firm or department. They assist lawyers on cases by preparing materials needed for trials, conducting legal research, verifying trial facts, helping during interviews, getting statements from those involved in the case, and creating presentation materials. Paralegals should have knowledge of laws and should be familiar with landmark cases.

Title investigator vs paralegal salary

Title investigators and paralegals have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Title Investigator	Paralegal
Average salary	$53,113	$49,943
Salary range	Between $29,000 And $94,000	Between $35,000 And $70,000
Highest paying City	-	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	-	California
Best paying company	-	Arnall Golden Gregory
Best paying industry	-	Professional

Differences between title investigator and paralegal education

There are a few differences between a title investigator and a paralegal in terms of educational background:

	Title Investigator	Paralegal
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 56%	Bachelor's Degree, 51%
Most common major	Psychology	Legal Support Services
Most common college	-	Harvard University

Title investigator vs paralegal demographics

Here are the differences between title investigators' and paralegals' demographics:

	Title Investigator	Paralegal
Average age	48	46
Gender ratio	Male, 28.6% Female, 71.4%	Male, 22.4% Female, 77.6%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 4.1% Unknown, 3.8% Hispanic or Latino, 10.3% Asian, 7.2% White, 73.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%	Black or African American, 9.2% Unknown, 4.8% Hispanic or Latino, 20.2% Asian, 5.7% White, 59.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%
LGBT Percentage	8%	9%

Differences between title investigator and paralegal duties and responsibilities

Title investigator example responsibilities.

Assist attorneys in misdemeanor civil/criminal cases by delivering subpoenas, interviewing witnesses, collecting and documenting evidence relate to open cases.
Qualify semi annually with department issue firearms.

Paralegal example responsibilities.

Manage client expenses and prepare billing and financial statements using PClaw and reconcile attorney's escrow and general accounts using QuickBooks.
Manage discovery process of lawsuits by preparing pleadings and subpoenas for records and answering requests for production and interrogatories.
Manage large volume of documents, enabling attorneys to easily identify key documents that are critical for mediation and arbitration.
Prepare H-1B petition with supporting evidence and supplementary forms for attorney review and filing with USCIS.
Conduct legal research on Lexis and factual inquiries regarding pending litigation.
Review Lexis Nexis for any and all relevant documents regarding hormone replacement litigation.

Title investigator vs paralegal skills

Common title investigator skills

Sexual Harassment, 23%
Sexual Assault, 22%
Conduct Investigations, 18%
State Laws, 11%
Data Collection, 10%
Confidential Investigations, 8%

Common paralegal skills

Litigation, 15%
Legal Research, 12%
Law Firm, 9%
Discovery Responses, 9%
Subpoenas, 5%
Trial Preparation, 5%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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