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I'm a rising 2L at UT and starting the process of bidding, and I've noticed a good number of firms don't have any spot for a cover letter. I have decent ties to Texas, but nothing listed on my resume except for law school, and I generally let my cover letter tell my story. For the firms with no slot for a cover letter, I was considering putting an "Objective" line on my resume and saying something simple, maybe one or two sentences, about securing employment in the state because of [my ties to Texas].

What I'm trying to avoid is being dinged outright by firms who think I have no connection to the state, and will bolt to my (secondary/tertiary) home market as soon as possible. An objective line on a resume is pretty outdated, but it's the only thing I can think of to stop the auto-ding when I can't upload a cover letter.

Thoughts?

Is there a Texas address you can list at the top of your resume? And also include something about ties in your fun fact / bg info section at the bottom

Interests: Living and working in Texas, the greatest state in the country that I never want to leave.

I have a Texas address on the top of my resume, but so does every other out-of-state student without ties to the state. I have clubs and activities that I've done in Texas, but again, so does every schmoe, and I want to differentiate myself from the pack.

I also don't trust employers to read the bottom line of my resume and make the connection that I had ties to the state before law school. I want something that will immediately get noticed.

And if it wasn't already clear, for firms that allow a cover letter, I'd send a standard resume and let my cover letter explain my ties and such.

I've seen people do this effectively in an additional information section (like "Born and raised in Los Angeles. Proficient in Spanish. Etc. etc."). You could probably fit in a small narrative if you wanted to about why you like TX and want to return. Having "Permanent Address: XYZ" and "Current Address: ABC" at the top also works.