Cover Letter – New & Improved:
Dear (Name of Head of XX Practice)
I am a first year at Stanford Law School and am interested in summer employment
with Smith, Jones & Johnson. John Doe, who summered with you last year, suggested I
contact you because of my interest in media companies and your firm’s expertise in
representing a wide variety of media clients in mergers, acquisitions and joint ventures –
OR—This fall I had the opportunity to meet Don James and Heather Smith who came on
campus to talk about the mergers and acquisitions practice. I learned that your firm
represents… I am originally from the New York area and plan to return there to practice
after graduation.
I became interested in the legal aspects of corporate transactions through my work
at Bankers Trust and Columbia Pictures, both in New York. As a financial intern at Bankers
Trust, I developed and sharpened my analytical skills and gained an understanding of media
industry financing. At Columbia Pictures, I further strengthened these skills valuating
television stations for potential acquisition. The valuation process also refined my research
and writing skills and gave me the opportunity to learn the fundamentals of due diligence. I
believe that my financial and business analysis and my research and writing skills, coupled
with my knowledge of the media industry, will make me a good fit for Smith, Jones &
Johnson.
I have enclosed my resume for your consideration. I will be in New York over the
holidays and I would welcome the opportunity to meet with you personally. I look forward
to hearing from you.
Sincerely,
Good Cover Letter Writer
Cc: Sue Jones, Recruiting Coordinator
Other Tips:
Always Cc: the recruiting manager
E‐mailing cover letters is now an accepted practice
Be as formal as you would be in a regular letter
Either: Attach resume & cover letter with short e‐mail note OR put body of cover
letter in e‐mail and attach resume
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