Covering Letter for Legal Training Contract

10 London Road Middlemarch Loamshire MM2 6AZ lg112@hotmilk.com 8th July 2010 Mr H. Guppy Recruitment Partner Tulkinghorns Cooks Court Cursitor Street London EC4Y 0YY Dear Mr Guppy		Tries to find the name of the appropriate person to write to if possible.
Further to your advertisement on www.prospects.ac.uk, I should like to apply for a training contract starting in 2012 and enclose my curriculum vitae. I first became interested in law after talking to a local solicitor at a school careers fair, and was subsequently able to obtain a short work placement at his firm before beginning my studies at Kent. Although I found this placement very useful, I developed a strong interest in commercial law during my studies, which was confirmed by a vacation placement at Jaggers & Jaggers last month, where I gained experience in the property and litigation departments. I plan to take modules in International Business Transactions and Banking Law in my final year.		States the job she's applying for and where she found out about it. States when she's available to start Says why she's interested in the type of work
I am therefore applying to commercial firms for training contracts and am particularly interested in Tulkinghorns as a medium-sized firm with a wide-ranging commercial practice and a variety of clients.		Says why she's interested in that particular firm
My non-law work experience has also been helpful in developing the skills that will be useful in a solicitor's career, in particular at Bulstrode's last summer where, as one of a small team in a busy office, I gained a great deal of experience in assisting clients with their enquiries. This involved eliciting information from people over the phone, investigating the background to claims and liaising between clients and more senior members of staff. I learned to be both efficient and diplomatic and to handle a number of different tasks at the same time, and was invited to return to the firm this summer, where I shall be working until the end of August.		Summarises her strengths and how they might be an advantage to the organisation. Relates her skills to the job.
I would be available for interview at any time before the start of term on 26th September. Yours sincerely Lee Galligle Lee Galligle (Miss)		Mentions dates she would be available for interview