The Rocky Mountain Regional Legal Writing Conference began in 2000 at University of Arizona Law as the brainchild of Professor Suzanne Rabe (University of Arizona Law), Professor Judy Stinson (Arizona State University Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law), and Professor Terrill Pollman (UNLV Boyd School of Law).The three professors designed the conference as an informal exchange of teaching ideas among legal writing professors from schools in the loosely defined “Rocky Mountain” region, but it quickly grew into one of the largest and most popular regional legal writing conferences in the nation, drawing participants from across the nation and, indeed, across the globe.

Over the years, the conference location has rotated among the three founding schools, but has also taken place at other schools in the region, including the University of Colorado Law School in Boulder; the University of New Mexico School of Law in Albuquerque; the University of Denver Sturm College of Law in Denver; Loyola Marymount University Loyola Law School in Los Angeles; and the University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law in Salt Lake City. For its 24th anniversary in 2026, the conference returns to where it all started in beautiful Tucson, Arizona, as we reflect on the current challenges in the legal profession and what we can do to cultivate legal writers who can thrive in any terrain.

For 26 years, thanks to the support of generous sponsors, the conference has offered free registration to all attendees. Anyone who administers or teaches in a legal writing program, whether full- or part-time, is welcome! Although registration is free, we ask that you do register at the link below so that we can accurately plan for meals and space.