Convince Your Manager

Make the case for CGI 2027

Getting approval to attend starts with a clear connection to the work your team needs to do. Use these tips and the sample email below to make the case for CGI 2027.

Start with a team priority. Identify a challenge you want to work through, then use the program overview to connect your attendance to that goal.
Use your professional development budget. Check available funds and your organisation’s approval process. If you are planning next year’s budget, include CGI in that conversation now.
Explain what you will bring back. Offer to share useful takeaways with your team and recommend an approach to explore after the event.
Make the costs clear. Include registration, accommodation and travel, plus any optional add-ons. Use the current rates and policies and ARIA hotel information to prepare your estimate.

Personalize the email below with your team’s priorities, estimated costs and the results you want to work toward.

Send This to Your Manager

Subject: Request to attend the 2027 CLOC Global Institute

Hi [Manager’s Name],

I’d like approval to attend the 2027 CLOC Global Institute (CGI), May 10–13 at ARIA Resort & Casino in Las Vegas.

Our team is working on [specific priority or challenge], and I want to use CGI to explore approaches we could apply to that work. This year’s theme, The Human Edge, focuses on the people who run legal ops and the judgment they bring as AI takes on more of the work.

I plan to focus my time on:

Learning I can apply. I’ll choose sessions and hands-on learning relevant to [team priority], with a focus on [skill, workflow or decision we want to improve].
Comparing approaches with peers. I’ll seek out people tackling similar challenges to understand what they’ve tried and what we could learn from their experience.
Researching options for our team. I’ll explore tools and services relevant to [current or planned project] and bring back questions and options for us to assess.

The estimated total cost is [amount], including registration, accommodation and travel, plus [any optional add-ons]. I can share a cost breakdown and proposed learning priorities before booking.

After CGI, I’ll share the most useful takeaways with the team and recommend [a next step, pilot or process improvement] to explore. This will give us a clear way to put the learning to use.

Would you be open to discussing this as part of my professional development plan?

Thank you,
[Your Name]