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Lighter Side of Law: Blank Rome Attorneys Use Fun to Sharpen Lawyering Skills
Blank Rome is an 11-office, 450-lawyer firm that has adopted a most unusual mission statement: "Fun and Games Can be Serious Business in a Law Firm." This mission is expressed in two innovative professional development programs launched at the firm: Connections, a formal mentoring program; and Blank Rome University, a business-oriented educational curriculum.
With the Connections program, associates and partners interact and learn by playing a board game called Anatomy of a Matter. Players meet potential clients, snag business, work on matters, calculate profits and see how their efforts affect the firm’s growth. Attorneys feel awkward at first, but inhibitions quickly break down.
The Blank Rome University program has replaced book learning with bar learning—candy bars, that is. Lawyers get technology advice with Tip-Bits, candy bars that have computer tips printed on the wrappers.
The program won an award this year from the College of Law Practice Management.
Read more about Blank Rome's program in the ABA Journal.
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