Past Conferences
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Founded by UIC Law Professor Mark E. Wojcik, the Global Legal Skills Conference has been held annually throughout the world. Learn more about past Global Legal Skills Conferences below.
Global Legal Skills Conference I
May 7–8, 2005
The John Marshall Law School
(Chicago, Illinois)
Global Legal Skills Conference II
May 4–5, 2007
The John Marshall Law School
(Chicago, Illinois)
Global Legal Skills Conference III
February 28–March 1, 2008
Facultad Libre de Derecho de Monterrey
(Monterrey, Mexico)
Global Legal Skills Conference IV
June 4–6, 2009
Georgetown University Law Center
(Washington, D.C.)
Global Legal Skills Conference V
February 25–27, 2010
Facultad Libre de Derecho de Monterrey
(Monterrey, Mexico)
Global Legal Skills Conference VI
May 5–7, 2011
The John Marshall Law School
(Chicago, Illinois)
Global Legal Skills Conference VII
March 12–14, 2012
Universidad de Costa Rica
(San Jose, Costa Rica)
Global Legal Skills Conference VIII
March 11–13, 2013
Universidad de Costa Rica
(San Jose, Costa Rica)
Global Legal Skills Conference IX
March 21–23, 2014
Università degli studi di Verona Dipartimento di Scienze Giuridiche
(Verona, Italy)
Global Legal Skills Conference X
May 20–22, 2015
The John Marshall Law School
Northwestern University School of Law
Facultad Libre de Derecho de Monterrey
(Chicago, Illinois)
Global Legal Skills Conference XI
May 24–26, 2016
Università degli studi di Verona Dipartimento di Scienze Giuridiche
(Verona, Italy)
Global Legal Skills Conference XII
March 15–17, 2017
Facultad Libre de Derecho de Monterrey
Instituto Tecnologico Autonomo de Mexico Department of Law
The John Marshall Law School
University of Texas at Austin Law School
(Monterrey, Mexico)
Global Legal Skills Conference XIII
December 10–12, 2018
Melbourne Law School
The John Marshall Law School
(Melbourne, Australia)
Global Legal Skills Conference XIV
December 12–14, 2019
Arizona State University Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law
UIC John Marshall Law School
(Phoenix, Arizona)