DRAFT CONFERENCE SCHEDULE
Subject to change, here is a draft of the conference schedule.
CONFERENCE REGISTRATION INFO
Please visit this conference registration page to register to attend GLS18.
The conference registration fee includes the cost of attendance, lunch on both full conference days, the opening reception, and an evening gala event. Rates are as follows (listed below in USD):
— Early Bird: $275 until Oct. 15
— Regular: $325 from Oct. 16 – Nov. 27
— Late registration: $350 after Nov. 28
Note: An optional Art & Culture Tour with Lunch will take place on Wednesday, Dec. 3 from 10:30 am – 1:30 pm. It will cost $50 USD and will depart from Hotel Quinta Real. The tour includes a guided tour of the Museum of the Mexican History (Museo de Historia Mexican), the Museum La Milarca, a Riverwalk Boat Trip, and lunch at a local restaurant. A link to register for this optional tour is forthcoming.
CONFERENCE HOTEL INFO
The official conference hotel is the Quinta Real Monterrey. We have negotiated exclusive rates for bookings made through November 16, 2026. Rates are $163 USD per night for a single room, and $184 per night for a double room. This flyer has rate information and other key info.
Note: To access the negotiated conference rate, you need to select “corporate access” as the discount type and then type 2607iNDG without a space (the flyer makes it look like there’s a space).
Shuttle bus transportation to and from the school will be at the conference hotel and will be provided throughout the day. The ride is approx. 15-25 minutes.
Another accommodation option is the Camino Real Fashion Drive, which is across the street from the Quinta Real. Rates are $160 USD per night for a single room, and $183 per night for a double room.
The 18th Global Legal Skills Conference will be held at Facultad Libre de Derecho de Monterrey, in Monterrey, Mexico, on December 2-4, 2026.
The Global Legal Skills Conference Program Committee is welcoming proposals to the 18th Global Legal Skills Conference! The Global Legal Skills Conference focuses on international legal education and essential skills, including legal writing, legal research, legal reasoning, legal English, translations, and advocacy skills. Additional topics include creating appropriate materials and assignments, cross-cultural and intercultural issues, classroom teaching, clinical legal education, academic support, international legal exchanges, and related fields.
The conference audience will include legal writing professionals, international and comparative law professors, clinical professors and others involved in skills education, law school administrators, law librarians, and ESL/EFL professors. Also attending will be faculty members teaching general law subjects with a transnational or international component. Attendees have also included judges, lawyers, court translators, and others involved in international and transnational law. Attendees come from around the world, and as many as 35 countries have been represented in past conferences.
Proposals
All deadlines to submit proposals have now passed.
Registration and Travel
All presenters and attendees will be required to register, pay the conference registration fee, and cover their own costs related to attending the conference. Registration and accommodation information are provided at the top of this page. We recommend that attendees fly into the Monterrey International Airport (MTY) and take a taxi to the conference hotel. Official airport taxis are available 24/7 through authorized indoor ticket booths, costing roughly MXN 500–900 ($25–$45 USD) to the city center with an approx. 30-minute travel time.
Additional information about the GLS Conference
This is a self-funded academic conference, all attendees, including presenters, will be asked to pay the Conference registration fee.
We invite participation from academics and practitioners from all disciplines and all continents to explore ways that law schools around the world can prepare students to engage in the global legal marketplace.
Megan Davis (University of Houston Law Center)
Chair, GLS 18 Program Committee
Additional information about Monterrey, Mexico
The Mexperience website has a page with key information about Monterrey, Mexico.