SAMPLE ALUMNI LETTER
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5349 Marina Drive, #5
Mt. Horeb, NC 53492
July 31, 2009
Mr. Jonathan Hart
Director, Business Support Services
University of Wisconsin-Green Bay
500 N. Fremont Street
Green Bay, WI 55487
Dear Mr. Hart:
Please consider this letter my application for the Student Legal Services Counseling position with the
University. I am a graduate of the University of Wisconsin Law School and have multiple experiences
counseling clients in a variety of legal matters, including criminal misdemeanors.
As a solo practitioner, I routinely counsel businesses on compliance issues and have assisted a local nonprofit on choice of legal entity and non-profit status issues. I am also very comfortable dealing with students
and listening to their concerns because currently, I work as a Career Services Advisor at the University of
North Carolina counseling students on their job searches. In this role, I interview students to identify their
career goals and guide them as they identify job prospects and networking opportunities. My additional
counseling experience includes work at a Domestic Violence Clinic assisting victims to become self sufficient
as they restart their lives.
As a student attorney interning for the Public Defender, I defended clients charged with Disorderly Conduct,
Bail Jumping, Driving While Revoked, and Drug Possession crimes. In this role, I was responsible for
determining the client’s legal options, assessing the strength of the case, and advising the client whether to
accept a plea agreement or to go to trial. In addition, I negotiated plea agreements with the District Attorneys.
One negotiation resulted in the dismissal of a Disorderly Conduct charge against a client.
My exposure to a variety of legal issues, coupled with student counseling experience, makes me very qualified
for this position. I am able to make students comfortable, a necessary step to establishing open
communication. I am also able to listen for the right details in order to have a comprehensive view of the
problem. Lastly, I have experience providing solutions to many different legal problems. I look forward to
using these skills and experiences to help your students.
Attached please find a copy of my resume. If you need any other information, please contact me via email at
macgyver@uwalumni.com or via telephone at 608-752-9810. I look forward to hearing from you.
Truly,
Dean Anderson
Dean Anderson
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