Paralegal cover letter example. Annotated, paragraph by paragraph.
Rachel Kim is applying for the Litigation Paralegal, Legal Department role at Humongous Insurance. The letter goes with their paralegal resume example — same person, same results — so you can see how the two work together.
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Paralegal cover letter
Rachel Kim
Chicago, IL · rachel.kim@email.com · (312) 555-0193
Margaret Ellison
Litigation Paralegal, Legal Department, Humongous Insurance
Dear Margaret Ellison,
I'm applying for the Litigation Paralegal position in Humongous Insurance's legal department. I'm a Certified Paralegal (CP) through NALA with 6 years in insurance defense and civil litigation. At Halsted & Monroe LLP I support 3 attorneys on 40+ active insurance defense and commercial cases, from pleadings through trial.
I draft discovery requests and responses, subpoenas and deposition notices for attorney review, and I summarize deposition transcripts. I manage document productions in Relativity, including privilege tags and privilege logs, and I e-file in state and federal court through CM/ECF. Every deadline goes on the firm's calendar the day it's set.
I've also helped take cases to trial, building trial binders and exhibit lists for 4 trials and 2 arbitrations and checking citations in briefs against the Bluebook. Before Halsted & Monroe, I was a legal assistant at Lakeshore Claims Law Group, where I handled intake and conflict checks, ran Westlaw research and cut the average wait for medical records from 6 weeks to 4.
I'd welcome the chance to talk about how your legal department manages its caseload. Thank you for considering my application.
Sincerely,
Rachel Kim
What each paragraph does
Paragraph 1: Certification, practice area and caseload in the opening.
Paragraph 2: Discovery, e-discovery, filing and docketing, the work attorneys rely on.
Paragraph 3: Trial experience, citation checking and earlier insurance work.
Paragraph 4: A short close about the department.
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Tips for your paralegal cover letter.
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Lead with practice area
Insurance defense, corporate or family law paralegals do different work. Say which you do.
02
Name the tools
Relativity, CM/ECF and Westlaw in one sentence show you can start without much training.
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Show you work for attorneys
Phrases like "for attorney review" show you understand where a paralegal's work ends.
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Do paralegals need a cover letter?
Often, yes. Many firms and legal departments ask for one, and attorneys notice clear, careful writing.
What should a new paralegal write about?
Your paralegal program, any internship and the skills you've practiced, such as legal research, drafting and e-filing.