What exactly is mass mailing and what to submit? Forum

[Anonymous User]

Pretty much the question wraps it up. Been told I should mass mail a lot.

Should I find firms' email addresses and then just pdf. them my resume, cover letter, transcript and a writing sample? Not sure if I should do writing sample. I'm guessing I would check NALP to see who the recruiter or hiring partner is for a specific office and send it to them.

Is this all it is? Let me know if I got it all wrong or missed completely.

[runinthefront]

Yes. No need for a writing sample unless one is requested, though. Good luck!

[RaceJudicata]

You pretty much nailed it. Like minds differ, but I always put my 'cover letter' in the body of the email. Less clicks = better chance of getting read.

Happy mailing!

[tea']

You pretty much nailed it. Like minds differ, but I always put my 'cover letter' in the body of the email. Less clicks = better chance of getting read.

Happy mailing!

but aren't cover letters usually a full page long single-spaced? Will you really put all that in the body of your first email?

[RaceJudicata]

Yes. Maybe take out a sentence or two of your full cover letter and throw it in the email. Once you get rid of the signature block, heading and address block, you are down to about half a page. And, when viewing an email on a large monitor, it doesn't really take up all that much space.

All of this presupposes that firms actually read the cover letter. My thinking is that most just look for W/E, GPA, law review or skip that all together and go to the resume.

This topic has been discussed ad nauseam in these forums. Like minds will differ on this point...there probably isnt a correct answer.

[oblig.lawl.ref]

You pretty much nailed it. Like minds differ, but I always put my 'cover letter' in the body of the email. Less clicks = better chance of getting read.

Happy mailing!

but aren't cover letters usually a full page long single-spaced? Will you really put all that in the body of your first email?

pretty sure this is a silly joke but just for the sake of the more impressionable 2Ls, cover page should be more like 3 short to medium paragraphs (IMO). The shorter the better.

[RaceJudicata]

You pretty much nailed it. Like minds differ, but I always put my 'cover letter' in the body of the email. Less clicks = better chance of getting read.

Happy mailing!

but aren't cover letters usually a full page long single-spaced? Will you really put all that in the body of your first email?

pretty sure this is a silly joke but just for the sake of the more impressionable 2Ls, cover page should be more like 3 short to medium paragraphs (IMO). The shorter the better.

Shi.... s/he might have gotten me. But agree, keep it short and sweet.