Tamara Lamb Email & Phone Number

West Palm Beach, Florida, United States (Remote)

Providing paralegal support to real estate lawyers and liaison with client leasing managers. Prepare real estate documents and contracts, reviewing purchase offers, and liaising with landlords and property managers. Solid knowledge of real estate proceedings between the landlord and tenant relationship and contributes to the timely finalization of real estate transactions.• Assessing and preparing lease agreements, renewals, amendments, related exhibits, ancillary agreements, contracts, waivers.• Reviewing prohibited uses, lending requirements and property related documents.• Facilitating communication between tenants, landlords, clients, and lawyers.• Conducting online research and distributing real estate documents.• Documenting processes, as well as maintaining hard copy files and electronic records.• Answering client questions and escalating serious concerns.• Submitting accurate legal documents in a timely manner.• Competency in legal project software, such as Yardi, HotDocs, Fresh Works Ticket System, SmartSheets.• Superb organizational, time management, and multitasking skills.• Excellent collaboration and communication abilities.• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.

8377 E. Hartford Drive, Suite 200, Scottsdale, Az 82522

Internal promotion beginning March 2019 to current. Responsible for managing the landlord/tenant relationships during the lease lifecycle at various in-line and outparcel types of properties. The company owned and operated portfolio includes 223+ existing restaurant properties as well as onboarding new restaurant openings. All landlord communications incoming and outgoing flow through the property manager to be disseminated internally and respond to the landlord's. Manage dispute resolutions and lease interpretations with attorney’s and landlord owners to enforce tenant rights under the leases. Provide summaries to business partners regarding lease rights and formulate responses based upon tenant rights and obligations (self-help rights, termination rights, co-tenancy rights, and as otherwise requested).Assist with real estate documentation drafting responses to tenant defaults, and any other notices required to timely respond to landlords such as tracking lease option notice due dates, lease expiration dates, manage the restaurant closures, tenant improvement allowance collections, process defaults and other related lease management (i.e., ownership or property manager changes), negotiate terms with landlord attorney’s to draft waivers, letter agreements, amendments, leases and any other correspondence as needed. Support the General Counsel, Assistant General Counsel and Real Estate Vice President in any other real estate related matters including litigation affidavits, verifications, fact interviews and document collection.

Scottsdale, Arizona

Ambitious, enthusiastic and career conscious paralegal with a strong balance of legal knowledge, terminology, lease negotiations with passion and professionalism. Extensive writing and legal experience, spanning multiple organizations. Direct contact and negotiations with landlord attorneys through to execution of leases, amendments, subordination agreements and estoppel certificates. Innovative problem solver and effective communicator, adept in delivering consistent high level paralegal services for P.F. Chang’s China Bistro, Inc., and its subsidiary Pei Wei Asian Diner, LLC, restaurant brand comprising of 400 restaurants within the portfolio.Emphasis on drafting and negotiating tenant commercial real estate documents (draft and negotiation of Leases, Amendments, Subordination, Non-Disturbance and Attornment Agreements, Tenant Estoppel Certificates, lease abstraction, correspondence drafting); obtain liquor licenses and permits and renewals nationwide; manage contract disputes through litigation and settlement, garnishments and follow-up on landlord corporate bankruptcy.Handling property management to support 223 restaurants as needed. Overseeing and completing numerous real estate related special projects like software transition to Tango implementation, document records management.

Plano, Texas

Start-up media entertainment concept providing an immersive training experience for children and adults to learn the art of acting utilizing digital media and green screen. Drafted private placement offering documents to acquire investor financing of $350K to open the first academy training location.Completed patent process for Master Editing Suite with USPTO patent publication.Developed brand merchandise complete with packaging design, costumes, hats, wigs, make-up, props and food packaging design.Created a robust ongoing Constant Contact email marketing campaign to generate new student admissions.

Carrollton, Texas

Manage legal and insurance departments for three business concepts simultaneously; hairdressing salons, cosmetology schools and manufacturer of hair care products.Drafted and maintained corporate records, annual meetings, written consents, minute books, stock certificates, Board of Director communications for all LLC’s, LP’s and corporations keeping records up to dateContract management of products distribution agreements and other contracts for nationwide alliances and global partners uRegulatory compliance under multiple business disciplines like Title IV Financial Aid compliance for cosmetology schools as well as accreditation compliance, Federal and State FDA, EPA, OTC and CARB product regulations, business licensing and legislative lobbying Managed trademark portfolio worldwide management (1,100); searches, applications, oppositions, Section 8 and 15 Affidavit filings, Madrid Protocol CTM filingsAdministrate Sarbanes-Oxley compliance for public accounting Supervised and trained a support staff of three along with several student internsResearched, negotiated and purchased all lines commercial insurance coverage for businesses and employees including bidding process, coverage selection and renewalsManaged real estate triple net commercial lease negotiation and leases with major shopping mall landlords like Macerich, Simon DeBartolo, General Growth, Taubman CompaniesManaged all lines insurance policies for 75 locations and 1,800 employees nationwideDeveloped and managed INS/ICE Visa Programs for International Students M-1, International work programs HB-3 and International Intra-company transfers L-1 INS/ICE Designated School Official for cosmetology vocational training schools Carry out compliance planning for every business line like Title IV Financial Aid compliance, Federal and State FDA, EPA, OTC and CARB product regulations, business licensing, legislative lobbying and accreditation to cosmetology schools

Supported attorney, corporate transactions and initial public offerings in the business practice group. Client contract management. Also, managed the attorney recruiting process for the Newport Beach offices as well as moving to the San Francisco offices in 1992. Supported both corporate and litigation attorneys on numerous client projects as well as frequently requested to work on time sensitive closings with twenty-four hour availability through to completion.Supported corporate senior partners, senior associates, and other corporate paralegals. Focused on documents for mergers and acquisitions, IPOs, and venture capital transactions Coordinated workflow to ensure all priorities, deadlines, and schedules were met with a high degree of efficient, error-free performanceAssisted hiring committee with attorney candidate recruiting and orientation 19th Floor Building Safety Coordinator for fire drills and safety training

Phoenix, Arizona (3 Years) And Irvine, California (1 Year)

Contract administration, residential housing permits for 7 subdivions building 750 homes annually. Pursued the MCRV and FHA finanicing approvals for all floor plans. Liasion between field superintendants, assistant superintendants and VP of Construction. Developed special training for subcontractors on computerized billing requirements. Co-developed computer software tracking construction progress per project.

Certification, Certified Franchise Executive

Activities and Societies: Education emphasis in Franchise Law and Operations Business Development Masters Quality Education in Franchise.

Bachelor’S Degree, Business Administration And Management, General

Associate’S Degree, Legal Assistant/Paralegal Certification