Legal Assistant Job Application for DLA Piper - Law Assignment

This assignment is a job application for a legal assistant position at DLA Piper, a multinational legal firm. The student expresses their interest in the firm's work, particularly its international focus and commitment to pro bono work, like supporting underprivileged children and women. The application highlights the student's relevant experience, including internships at Amnesty International UK and Redress, where they researched human rights issues. The student also mentions their practical experience from an internship at a district court and emphasizes their language skills, which could be beneficial for client communication. The student's curriculum vitae is attached, detailing qualifications and extracurricular activities, and they express their hope for an interview to further discuss the position.

Running head: JOB APPLICATION FOR A POST OF LEGAL ASSISTANT
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JOB APPLICATION FOR A POST OF LEGAL ASSISTANT
Name of the student:
Name of the university:
Author’s note:

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JOB APPICATION FOR A POST OF LEGAL ASSISTANT
To
The Chairperson
DLA Piper LLP
160 Aldersgate St
Barbican, London EC1A 4HT
United Kingdom
Subject: Job application for the post of legal assistant
Respected Sir/Madam,
With due respect, I would like to inform you that I am (Write your name here) and have noticed
your advertisement in the newspaper named Daily Mirror for job vacancy regarding legal
assistant in your legal firm. I want to apply for this post as a legal assistant in your organization.
I have studied briefly regarding your various activities in the international field of law of your
LLP. The most interesting activity, which I have found from such study that you are one of the
best multinational legal firms which are providing the best qualities and values for resolving the
legal issues throughout the world. I have researched various legal firms in the UK, as well as in
my own region, but I have found the most interesting activities in your legal firm. It has also
found that the senior legal practitioners of your firm have taken the responsibility to discuss
various national, as well as international case studies with the students of various institutions. As
a student of (name of your college or university), I have got an opportunity to attain a seminar
regarding international case studies and have met one of your senior legal officers. It is
fascinating to work with you as you have provided various opportunities to the law students to
grow interested in the practice field. I have also found that your organization was a partner of the
UNICEF and contributed a pro bono legal support for the underprivileged children in the society.

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JOB APPICATION FOR A POST OF LEGAL ASSISTANT
I have come to know that you have organized New Perimeter for helping the women in
underprivileged regions.
I have pursued my LLB degree from (name of your college or university), and I am very
interested in such pro bono activity of your organization and providing the best values and
solutions towards your clients. I have done two internships in ‘Amnesty International UK’ and
‘Redress’ where I have researched for human rights of women or children, which I have
mentioned in my Curriculum Vitae. In those internships, I have made a research paper on
constitutional rights of the children, as well as on women in the territory of the UK. I am
interested in such activities of your organization, as I have already worked on those grounds,
which will helpful for progression of your organization. I have also interned in district court
under Mrs Anmol Marie, senior solicitor of Cambridge District Court for six months. Therefore,
I have an experience on the practical field regarding court practice. It will be helpful for your
organization if any knowledgeable person of court field will be hired as a legal assistant. I
believe in your organization a linguistic is helpful for a conversation with your clients. I have
done several courses on various regional languages, which will help for dealing with your
clients. I have acquired or possessed all requirements, which you have advertised as a minimum
qualification for that post. All qualification details, as well as extra curriculum activities, are
mentioned in my curriculum vitae. I have attached my CV with this application for further details
of my qualification.
In this circumstance, I shall be highly obliged if you kindly consider my curriculum vitae and
hope, you will ask for an interview for further conversation regarding the post of a legal
assistant.
Thanking you.

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JOB APPICATION FOR A POST OF LEGAL ASSISTANT
Yours faithfully,
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