Leslie F. Brown

Biography

Leslie Brown serves as Blank Rome’s Director of Client Value. In this role, Leslie will collaborate with clients and the firm’s Innovation & Value team to deliver client-focused solutions as well as data and analytics that will streamline delivery of legal services and assist our clients in meeting their business goals.

Leslie is a seasoned provider of legal project management and knowledge management services with a focus on enhancing the client experience and driving value. She is experienced in implementing practice-oriented and business development initiatives that are focused on effective client service, efficient legal management, collaboration, institutional knowledge sharing, and professional skills development.

At Blank Rome, she will focus on streamlining legal management processes, identifying new and enhancing existing best practices, developing innovative legal management plans, implementing efficient legal technologies, and helping to design cost-effective solutions for clients.

Prior to her professional career in legal project management and innovation, Leslie served as an attorney with leading Am Law 100 firms where she focused her practice on Information Technology, patent and complex litigation, and technology transactions. This experience provides her with firsthand insight and understanding into client needs as she continues to provide innovative value to the legal industry. Before starting her legal career, Leslie spent nearly ten years as a systems consultant for several software companies. In her new role, she will continue to stay abreast of and use her knowledge of cutting-edge legal technology to further strengthen her client-focused solutions.

Affiliations

Professional Activities

Leslie has served as a member of the Council of Advisors for the True Value Partnering Institute since 2018, and previously served as a member of UC Hastings LexLab’s inaugural Advisory Board.

Credentials

Education

  • Brown University, AB
  • University of California Berkeley, Boalt Hall School of Law, JD