Hey Guest, do you have a question for graduate recruitment? Gemma Baker from Willkie is live to answer your questions!
Are you expected to do extensive research and address cover letters to a specific person?? Or is a generic address acceptable where no name is provided within the form.
Hi Christy, I can't speak for White & Case, but I did the First Year Insight Scheme at Macfarlanes in March this year and my cover letter basically said 'why law' and then briefly 'why Macfarlanes'. Hope this helps!I hope you don't mind taking the opportunity whilst I'm here - but I am aware Macfarlanes and some other firms (as mentioned above, White & Case etc) also use a covering letter. Is the approach different for these? Again, I am applying to first-year schemes!
Hi MaddieJust a heads up on the Slaughters CV and cover letter. If you want to be really fussy, I was advised to use a font similar to Times New Roman when applying because they are a more traditional firm. I also went to a Slaughters recruitment event at my university and they said that the cover letter only needs to be one or two lines long. This is (literally) what my cover letter said and I interviewed in March 2018:
Dear X,
Please find attached my Curriculum Vitae for the Slaughter and May 2020 training contract.
I look forward to the opportunity to discuss with you my application and suitability for the training contract.
Yours sincerely,
Y
Okay thanks! I have followed that format just trying to whittle it down to one page. Do you know anyone who has secured a training contract with Slaughter and May?
Hi Maddie
I am currently in the midst of drafting my cover letter for the 2021 Training Contract. Are they any other tips you are happy to share? Example; Regards how you formatted your CV if your cover letter was just two lines.
Thanks
Hi Jai,Firms like Slaughter May, Jones Day and White Case are amongst the few that an applicant is required to write a cover letter as part of their application.
I am just confused - Do I need to introduce myself and say what stage I am at - (I just think all my information will be present in the application form so why waste precious words in introducing myself)
But this is just my viewpoint - if anyone has written a cover letter for such firms - Please let me know how did you start it?
Any advice that you can share will be heavily appreciated
Hi, was wondering if it would be recommended to have Slaughter and May's address on the cover letter (have heard of a few people doing this)?
Would you recommend having a profile overview at the top of your cv for slaughter and may?
Hi! I'm also facing this conundrum. Do we have to use a template - with addresses and format as such?