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Mass 'mail' to firms?

Posted: Fri Dec 21, 2012 10:41 pm
by Anonymous User
Hi,

I'm applying for SA, and I'm coming across firms that provide both snail mail address, and email address for SA applications. Is one better than the other? Or should I just always do emails only?

Thanks!

A confused 2L

Re: Mass 'mail' to firms?

Posted: Fri Dec 21, 2012 10:53 pm
by Anonymous User
Anonymous User wrote:Hi,

I'm applying for SA, and I'm coming across firms that provide both snail mail address, and email address for SA applications. Is one better than the other? Or should I just always do emails only?

Thanks!

A confused 2L
First, best of luck, but why are you so late in this process?
Second, e-mail....
Third, best of luck, but you might be late for firms with traditional SA classes. Try smaller firms and hope for 3l oci.

Re: Mass 'mail' to firms?

Posted: Fri Dec 21, 2012 10:55 pm
by Gorki
Not sure if serious... I would mail incredibly general letters to biglaw, and expect 99% to reject in a few days. Focus on smaller and MAYBE mid sized firms. Biglaw will be hard for ANYONE to get, let alone if you have not started a job seeking campaign yet. Despite all of this, best of luck.

Re: Mass 'mail' to firms?

Posted: Sat Dec 22, 2012 2:38 am
by Anonymous User
OP here, sigh... I've been just mood swinging, and had no motivation to do anything. Anyways thanks for the genuine help. Yes I am aiming small and mid sized firms.

One more question: when a firm asks for a ONE PAGE cover letter, does that mean including the headings and everything? Or just a heading-less cover letter?

Re: Mass 'mail' to firms?

Posted: Sat Dec 22, 2012 10:34 am
by wuduhel
Anonymous User wrote:OP here, sigh... I've been just mood swinging, and had no motivation to do anything. Anyways thanks for the genuine help. Yes I am aiming small and mid sized firms.

One more question: when a firm asks for a ONE PAGE cover letter, does that mean including the headings and everything? Or just a heading-less cover letter?
One page = one page. A cover letter should be in cover letter format.

Re: Mass 'mail' to firms?

Posted: Sat Dec 22, 2012 2:00 pm
by thesealocust
Email is better, either is fine, do not do both.

Cover letter should be about a paragraph or two of writing (I mean, not very much, who cares exactly how much). The whole thing should fit on one page.

Re: Mass 'mail' to firms?

Posted: Sat Dec 22, 2012 3:33 pm
by Anonymous User
OP here, thank you all