Sample Law Firm Cover Letter

                                                                2223 Frelinghuysen Ave.
                                                                Newark, NJ 07114

                                                                December 3, 2003

Mr. Joel R. Berlin
Smith, Thomas & Raines
14 South State Street
New York, NY 10012

Dear Mr. Berlin:

I am writing to apply for a summer associate position at Smith, Thomas & Raines. I am a second year student at Seton Hall University School of Law and a 2002 honors graduate of the University of Virginia.

Before attending law school, I gained experience working in a small law firm where I had an opportunity to work on individual cases with minimal supervision. I was able to provide assistance to lawyers in preparing interrogatories, abstracting depositions and drafting settlement letters. Last summer I clerked in the chambers of Judge Roy Bean, Superior Court of New Jersey, Calaveras Vicinage, and this spring I will be participating in Seton Hall's Civil Litigation Clinic, which will give me further practical experience.

I have enclosed my resume for your consideration, and I look forward to hearing from you. If there is any further information you require, please do not hesitate to contact me.

                                                                Sincerely,


                                                                Joseph DelDuca

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