Legal Improv - Why Use Improv?

WHY USE IMPROV FOR ATTORNEY TRAINING?

THEY improv uses improvisational techniques to assist a variety of industries to enhance their performance. The skills used to improvise are highly beneficial to attorneys. This includes being more effective while presenting their case as well as simply enabling them to improve their personal skills that are so useful throughout the various aspects of the legal process.

For law firms, the concept of using the skills of improv to enhance legal skills is not new. We simply are using proven techniques to aid law firms to improve their skills while meeting their training obligations.

The same skills that go into an improv performance are used by lawyers every day. Having the ability to think on your feet, to see things from different perspectives, to see and predict human behavior and that ability to move forward without being taken off your game are all skills that benefit attorneys. Improv is a great way to generate and improve these skills to help take an attorney's skills to the next level.

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FOUR MAJOR BENEFITS TO ATTORNEYS

SKILLS DEVELOPMENT FOR YOUR SUCCESS

THINK ON YOUR FEET

Seldom is there a day that an attorney is not confronted with something that they did not suspect. Whether it is a new piece of evidence, changing testimony, or simply an outlying piece of information that wasn't expected, having the ability to immediately adapt to that changing circumstance and to incorporate the details into a broader narrative can be the key to a successful outcome at trial. Improv skills are exactly that. You are constantly adjusting to changing circumstances and exercising the same muscles that compensate for a shifting landscape of details. We call it mental agility!

EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE

We help attorneys to see and predict human behavior. Once you have the ability to see things through someone's eyes, you can take this to the next level by understanding their motivations. This can lead to predicting the directions they may be looking to go. This can lead to predict their choices to either counteract their actions before they take them, or be prepared to lead them into a trap of your construction. The police do it all of the time. You can use those skills to protect your clients.

BROADEN PERSPECTIVES

We allow attorneys to see things from different perspectives. To understand clients, witnesses and others, it is important to be able to understand where they are coming from. Improv skills help with such imaginative substitution and can lead to gaining empathy with a subject. By seeing the person through their own eyes you can engage with them, bond with them, and gain their trust. Improv skills enable such interactions through group mind activities and can help to achieve this level of trust.

MAINTAIN FOCUS WHILE AWARE OF YOUR SURROUNDINGS

While non-improvisers can be put off their game by a surprise, improv develops the skills to maintain momentum to continue towards a particular target. Not only do you not ignore the new information, but learn how to redirect that energy to propel you towards that goal. You learn to fight the urge to immediately address something and continue moving towards your goal while processing other information.

Thus Improv. By discussing your needs we can develop an improv program that can help your firm improve their skills. Like a surgeon, we pick the correct tools for the job and go in to excise the problem and then like a physical rehab specialist, we exercise the particular muscles needed for the desired skills. Only we don't commit malpractice!

CONFIDENTIALITY
We understand the need for confidentiality and review all such agreements to ensure a level of secrecy to maintain your relationship with your clients. We will usually not take control of work product and rather not take any material off-location to help ensure our relationships with our clients. Simply ask us for more information about how far we will go to protect our clients, as well as to help you protect yours!

Areas of Law. Whether for Appellate, Business, Civil, Constitutional, Criminal, Entertainment, Family (including Trusts, Estates, Divorce, Elder and Juvenile), Intellectual Property, Medical, Military, Securities or Tax Law, or any of the other branches, we either already have a program that can assist practitioners or can develop a special program to improve performance.

Locations. We have people already in most major cities around the country or can make arrangements if needed. This includes the top cities such as New York, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Chicago, Los Angeles, Miami, Orlando, Houston, Austin, Dallas, Seattle, Phoenix, Denver, Minneapolis, Milwaukee, Nashville, Atlanta, Charlotte and practically anywhere else you can imagine. We also have access to Canada, Mexico and the islands of the Caribbean if you would like to conduct something while at a retreat. Simply contact us to find out how we can help you.

WHY USE IMPROV FOR ATTORNEY TRAINING?

FOUR MAJOR BENEFITS TO ATTORNEYS

SKILLS DEVELOPMENT FOR YOUR SUCCESS

THINK ON YOUR FEET

EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE

BROADEN PERSPECTIVES

MAINTAIN FOCUS WHILE AWARE OF YOUR SURROUNDINGS

CONTACT US TO LEARN MORE

We want to hear from you. Email us at info@legalimprov.com.

Some of Our Clients

We have worked with over half of the Fortune 500, many of whom have their own legal departments. While we have worked with many law firms, most hire us with the understanding of not advertising our relationship with them. These are just a few of our high-profile clients.