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SAMPLE COVER LETTER #3: FIRST-YEAR STUDENT
1675 Orange Street
New Haven, CT 06520
(203) 555-7392
December 10, 2013
Karen D. Smith
Hiring Attorney
Environmental Defense Fund
1405 Arapahoe Avenue
Boulder, CO 80302
Dear Ms. Smith:
I am a first-year student at Yale Law School and am seeking a summer intern position at the Environmental
Defense Fund for Summer 2014. If the EDF does not have funding for summer interns, my work could be funded
by Yale, which provides stipends to students doing public interest work during the summer. I am particularly
interested in EDF because of its interdisciplinary approach to solving environmental problems and its leading role
in international environmental issues. This approach would fully utilize my academic preparation, work
experience, and energy.
I chose my undergraduate degree in biochemistry because of my interest in environmental defense. Through my
work on OSHA compliance and pesticide testing, I enhanced this knowledge. I would like to couple that
experience with my new legal research and writing skills. My experience in the environmental law field as a
research intern at the Sierra Club, and as a fundraiser and activist with the Fund for Public Interest, has provided
me with a firm foundation for understanding current legal challenges in the field and the skills to assist you in
meeting these challenges.
I will be in Washington from January 15 to January 21, 2014 and would welcome the opportunity to speak with
you or others about a summer internship. I will call your office in early January to see whether an interview might
be arranged during this period.
Thank you for your consideration.
Sincerely,
Jane Smith
Jane Smith
Yale Law Scho o l Career Develo pment Office
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