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SAMPLE COVER LETTER #13: THIRD-YEAR STUDENT WITH TRADITIONAL CLERKSHIP

111 Cottage Street, Apt. 2A

New Haven, CT 06511

September 30, 2013

Bryan Stevenson, Esq.

Executive Director, Equal Justice Initiative

122 Commerce Street

Montgomery, Alabama 36104

RE:

Summer 2013 Volunteer Internship

Dear Mr. Stevenson:

I will graduate from Yale Law School in June 2014 and begin a clerkship with the Honorable Carolyn Dineen

King (5th Cir.) in September. I would be very interested in a summer internship with the Equal Justice Initiative

before my clerkship. My first law school summer internship at the Southern Poverty Law Center introduced me to

Montgomery and the public interest legal community in Alabama. Since that summer, my desire to return to my

home state and represent individuals in need has only strengthened.

EJI offers a unique combination of significant litigation and valuable research in capital punishment, juvenile

justice, and criminal justice. I have spent both summers developing litigation skills, first at a public interest

organization, then at a boutique public interest law firm in Atlanta. At Yale Law School, I also honed my research

and writing as a research assistant for Prof. Robert Gordon, Articles Editor of the Yale Law & Policy Review, and

a participant in moot court. EJI offers me a perfect opportunity to combine my interests in legal research with

hands-on trial work.

I plan to come home to Alabama during the week of October 17 and would be happy to speak with you or others

about internship opportunities. I will contact your office within the next two weeks to see whether an interview

might be arranged.

I have enclosed a resume, list of references, and short writing sample for your review. Thank you for your

consideration.

Very truly yours,

Forrest Gump

Forrest Gump, Jr.

Yale Law Scho o l Career Develo pment Office

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