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Cover and Thank You letters play a very important role in your career search. Often they can "make" or "break" your chances of getting an interview/job with a particular employer. Listed below are sample "cover/thank you" letters and helpful links to other informative sites with great writing tips and advice.

The Esquire Group: Great article entitled "Cover Letters for Paralegals" written by Donna Bennett and Mitzi Ellis.

JobStar Central: Excellent sample cover letters from JobSmart.org for your free review.

CareerLab: Excellent site with literally hundreds of sample cover and thank you letters. Best of all, they are all free!!

1 2 3 Cover Letter: This is a good site with many free samples as well. There is a short form to complete in order to access the samples.

Monster Cover Letters: If you haven't figured it out by now, Monster.com is one of the Gateway's favorite career resource centers. They have Paralegal-specific information and an invaluable collection of sample letters...all FREE!!

Quintessential Careers: Offers many great sample letters as well as an excellent online tutorial.

Writing Effective Cover Letters: Good article complete with samples offered by About.com...try to ignore the annoying "pop-ups".

Dynamic Cover Letters That Generate Higher Salaries and More Interviews: Whew! Long title. Good article. Includes very informative data and charts contributed by ProvenResumes.com.

Sample Legal Cover Letters: Provided via Stetson College of Law and really structured for law students.

More Cover Letters: Some sample letters online at CareerPerfect...they have a section for Lawyers and Legal Secretaries. Are we invisible?

SusanIreland.com: Excellent online workshop with sample cover and thank you letters. It's free.