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The Teaching International Law Interest Group (TILIG) assembled this panel to amplify the broader focus of its upcoming efforts on service. These efforts will emphasize how the interest group can serve both those inside and outside the legal academy. More specifically, this panel represents the beginning of a dialogue with the bar, government, international organizations, civil society, and others about how the legal academy may better serve various communities. Today, that dialogue centers on the important issue of how law schools might equip our students with practical skills to engage in transnational practice after graduation. Skills pedagogy across a variety of subject matters in legal education increasingly garners attention and discussion about which skills courses might be required and their nature. Thinking about teaching skills to international lawyers immediately brings three important issues to the …