Sample Cover Letters
Please note that these letters are “samples” and should not be copied verbatim. Potential employers will notice if identical letters are submitted by our students and will not be favorably impressed.
1L Cover Letters
- Law Firm Sample 1
- Law Firm Sample 2
- Law Firm Sample 3
- Law Firm – Screening Interview Request
- Law Firm – Information Request
- Small Law Firm – Written After Fall Finals and with geographic ties to area
- Responding to Request for Resumes
- Judicial Internship Sample 1
- Judicial Internship Sample 2
- Public Sector
- Government Agency Letter Sample 2
- Global Legal Practice Fellowship (GLPF)
- Global Justice Fellowship (GJF)
- Reminder Letter – Student Has Not Heard From Firm After Initial Application
2L Cover Letters
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Seeking Large Law Firm Employment
- Non-OCI
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Seeking Mid-size Law Firm Employment
- Non-OCI & Geographic Ties
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Seeking Smaller Law Firm Employment
- Non-OCI & No Geographic Ties
- Responding to Request for Resumes
- Legal Services
- Public Defender
- District Attorney Letter
- Judicial Clerkship- IP Skills
- Joint Degree Student
- In-House Position
- Public Interest
- Reminder Letter – Student Has Not Heard From Firm After Initial Application
3L Cover Letters
- Unsolicited Letter to Law Firm Sample 1
- Unsolicited Letter to Law Firm Sample 2
- Letter to Law Firm including Professional Skills
- Reminder Letter – Student Has Not Heard from Firm After Initial Application
- Public Sector
- Public Defender
- Public Interest – Fellowship Consideration
- Investment Banking
- Joint Degree Student
- In-House Position
- Judicial Clerkship Short Form
- Judicial Clerkship Detailed Letter - background
- Judicial Clerkship Detailed Letter - courses
- Judicial Clerkship Detailed Letter - geography
- Judicial Clerkship Detailed Letter 4
LLM Cover Letters
- LLM Law Firm Sample 1
- LLM Law Firm Sample 2
- LLM Foreign Associate Position Sample
- LLM Investment Bank Sample
- LLM Internship Sample