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SAMPLE COVER LETTER #12: THIRD-YEAR STUDENT
1145 Chapel St., Apt. 2A
New Haven, CT 06511
(203) 542-3556
September 1, 2013
Merritt W. Clark, Esq.
Texas Civil Rights Project
2212 E. Martin Luther King Boulevard
Austin, TX 78702-1344
Dear Mr. Clark:
I am a third-year student at Yale Law School, expecting my degree in June of 2014. I am seeking a permanent
position and am very interested in the Texas Civil Rights Project. I am from Denton, Texas and plan to live in the
state after graduation. The Civil Rights Project interests me because of its commitment to investigation and
advocacy in the field of civil liberties. I am especially intrigued by your work in prisoners’ issues, including
police misconduct, prisoners’ rights and death penalty defense.
As my resume indicates, I have taken the opportunity to gain practical experience in these fields, as well as in
other human rights areas, in the summers during law school and in the academic year. I have also structured my
academic experience around this interest, conducting graduate psychology research on behavior in the criminal
and corrections contexts and continuing similar research in the juvenile system in law school. I look forward to
applying this research and experience as a practicing attorney.
I will be in the Dallas area from January 15 to January 21 and would welcome the opportunity to speak with you
about a position in the Civil Rights Project. Thank you for your consideration. I look forward to speaking with
you.
Sincerely,
Meg Pryor
Meg Pryor
Yale Law Scho o l Career Develo pment Office
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