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SAMPLE COVER LETTER #5: SECOND-YEAR STUDENT

P.O. Box 208203

New Haven, CT 06520-8203

August 15, 2013

Ms. Lindsay E. Gay

Manager of Legal Recruiting

K & L Gates

1717 Main Street, Suite 2800

Dallas, TX 75201

Dear Ms. Gay:

I am a second-year student at Yale Law School and am seeking a position with K & L Gates for the Summer

2014. I am from Texas and frequently return to the area. I would welcome the opportunity to visit your firm at

your convenience.

I have many interests in the law, and am seeking a firm that will enable me to explore numerous practice areas

this summer. I understand that your firm has an excellent rotation system to expose summer associates to a

plethora of legal issues. I recently spoke with Mark Borden, a graduate of Yale Law School and member of your

litigation department, whose description of your firm’s prominent professional liability practice intrigued me. I

hope to have the opportunity to work in that practice area and others this summer.

My varied background has provided me with many skills that your firm will find useful. At the University of

Texas I double majored in math and journalism, areas requiring both analytical and writing proficiency. During

the summer after my first year of law school I researched legislation and conducted statistical analysis for

Governor Walter’s office and wrote numerous legal memoranda relating to habeas corpus issues for the Texas

Death Penalty Resource Center. Currently, I am improving my communication skills by counseling inmates as a

volunteer with Yale’s Prison Legal Services Clinic.

Thank you for your consideration. I look forward to hearing from you soon.

Sincerely,

Julia Johnson

Yale Law Scho o l Career Develo pment Office

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