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SAMPLE COVER LETTER #4: FIRST-YEAR STUDENT

55 Edgewood St.

New Haven, CT 06511

December 15, 2013

Deborah Davis

Staff Attorney

Farmers’ Legal Action Group, Inc.

46 E. 4

St., Suite 1301

St. Paul, MN 55101-1109

Dear Ms. Davis:

I am a first-year student at Yale Law School seeking a summer internship working on the legal issues surrounding

farming. I worked for your former classmate, Tara Lewis, at the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at

Cornell University. She recommended that I contact you knowing that your organization deals with the issues that

most interest me. Your work on behalf of minority farmers fighting discrimination in agricultural policies is of

particular interest, though I would gladly work in any of your focus areas.

I have had a long-standing interest in agriculture, which is why I pursued an undergraduate degree in plant

breeding. Although I find my scientific background provides a terrific framework for understanding the farmers’

concerns, since my undergraduate days my interests have turned more to include the social, legal, and policy

issues surrounding the farming industry. I have also sought information about international agricultural techniques

and policies as a student in Australia.

I look forward to the opportunity to speak with you further and would be delighted at the chance to interview with

someone in your office. I will contact you at the beginning of January to see whether an interview might be

arranged.

For your information, Yale would fund my work at your office if you do not have funding for summer interns.

Thank you for your consideration.

Sincerely,

Jack Jones

Yale Law Scho o l Career Develo pment Office

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