Cover Letter Tips

Employers look for individualized and thoughtfully written cover letters to select applicants who may be on the cusp. Will your lawyer cover letter pass muster? Here are 5 tips to bullet proof your lawyer cover letter and help you secure an interview:

Most legal employers will look the cover letter and read its content before reading the content of the resume. Therefore, not including a lawyer cover letter as part of your application can affect your chances of securing an interview. 

Most law students do not think that a cover letter is important, and that employers are only interested in the resume and don’t have time to read cover letters. While it may be true that some employers don’t bother reading cover letter, some employers not only read them, but also consider them important. Cover letters are viewed by these employers as will as a writing sample, and for entry-level positions, having excellent drafting skills can make the difference between landing the job and landing in the rejection pile.

In this article, we wanted to address frequently asked questions about lawyer cover letters. In this digital age, there are a lot of questions about whether lawyer cover letters are still important, and if they are, what should be included in them.