We know attending CGI often depends on organizational support. Advocate for your professional growth and your team’s success by making the case to attend. Here are some tips:
Check your professional development budget. Have you invested much this year? CGI is a high-value opportunity to maximize it.
Point to ROI. When the program launches, review and identify sessions that directly align with your role and your organization’s priorities.
Emphasize future impact. Meeting with solution providers in the Exhibit Hall can uncover efficiencies and innovations for future projects.
Use our template. Copy, personalize, and send the email below to your manager.
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Subject: Request to Attend the 2026 CLOC Global Institute
Dear [Manager’s Name],
I am requesting approval to attend the upcoming CLOC Global Institute (CGI), May 11–14 at McCormick Place in Chicago. CGI is the premier event for legal operations professionals and offers unmatched opportunities to learn, network, and uncover practical solutions that will deliver measurable value for our department.
Key benefits for our organization include:
Education & Professional Development: Sessions cover the latest trends, strategies, and tools directly aligned with our priorities. I will identify those most relevant to my role and our departmental goals, ensuring I return with insights that strengthen my ability to deliver results for our team.
Networking: By connecting with global legal operations leaders, I can benchmark our practices against peers and bring back proven approaches that help us avoid missteps and accelerate results.
Solutions: Meeting with solution providers in the Exhibit Hall allows us to evaluate innovations in one place. This reduces the time and expense of researching tools independently and helps identify technologies that could create efficiencies for upcoming projects.
By attending, I will return with actionable insights, new connections, and resources that can help drive efficiencies, lower costs, and improve outcomes across our department.
Early registration opens December 1, 2025, which secures the best rates for attendance and accommodations.
Thank you for considering this request. The investment in my attendance will be offset by the efficiencies, savings, and innovations I bring back to our team. I’d be happy to share projected costs and specific session details to demonstrate the return on this investment.
Best regards,
[Your Name]
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