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A relative of mine is a senior associate at a firm I'm planning on applying to. How would I go about subtly mentioning this in a cover letter?

That's actually more of a negative than a positive. I don't know if I would mention that at all.

Don't mention it at all.

Also, don't some firms have policies agains hiring relatives? This might be something to look into.

Bad idea

Yes, they're referred to as anti-nepotism policies.

OP here: we don't share the same last name, if it matters at all.

Anonymous User wrote:OP here: we don't share the same last name, if it matters at all.

It doesn't.

Just email him your resume and cover letter and have him forward it to the recruiting department. You'll probably get an insta-callback.

Just FYI, a CV is basically a resume (particularly in academia, I think), not a cover letter. Curriculum vitae.

Sending your relative your resume is the way to go here. A senior associate doesn't have the pull to make name-dropping worth it, but he probably does know how to get your resume to the right people via the backdoor.

tigersaresexy wrote:Just email him your resume and cover letter and have him forward it to the recruiting department. You'll probably get an insta-callback.

This is the way to do it.