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[quote=Anonymous]Make sure the first three pages are great.  That is the max I will read when someone submits something from a class.  I don't read the entire thing becuase I know that you spent more time on it, and received more feedback from others than you will working at the firm.

That is why I am more interested in reading your cover letter.  It probably hasn't been reviewed, buffed and polished by a professor.  I am looking for clear persuasive writing.  If you cannot successfully advocate on behalf of yourself, why should I let you try to advocate on behalf of my client.  While some people will reject you for a typo, I will not.  What I will reject you for is a poorly organized cover letter.  At its core, a motion (or memorandum in support thereof) should clearly convey the following points: what you want, why the court can give it to you, and why the court should give it to you.  Same general concept applies to you cover letter.  You want a job practice in x area of the law, my firm has a practice group for that area of law, and the reason we should hire you is because?

As a new attorney, you probably don't  know the pros and cons of one law firm from another and that the real reason you are probably interested in my firm is because you heard we might be hiring.  But I expect you to do your best to convince me that you are specifically interested in my firm.  It is not always an easy task. That is why the people who can do it get the interview.[/quote]

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