Motivation Letter: Law Internship Application at Baker McKenzie Firm

This document presents a motivation letter from a MCGILL University student applying for an internship at Baker McKenzie. The letter highlights the student's interest in political science and economics, with aspirations to attend a prestigious law school specializing in finance and corporate law. It emphasizes the firm's reputation, its diverse expertise in legal matters, and notable case wins as key motivators. The student expresses eagerness to develop essential skills, improve communication, and gain practical knowledge of court procedures and legal drafting. The letter also underscores the student's adaptability, responsibility, and willingness to contribute substantively to the firm while pursuing future career goals, including potential full-time employment and the establishment of their own law firm. The student wishes to do the internship at the offices in Casablanca, Morocco.

Running Head: MOTIVATION LETTER
MOTIVATION LETTER
Name of the Student:
Name of the University:
Author Note

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Respected Sir/Madame,
Subject: “Application Letter for Internship”
I am a student of MCGILL University completing my bachelor’s degree. I am in my
sophomore year. I have political science and economics as my majors. After the completion of
my course I am planning to apply to the most prestigious law schools in the United States of
America with Finance and corporate law as my major subjects. An internship in Baker
McKenzie law firm would be a stepping stone of my success in future. I have come to know of
your firm from the public service database of MCGIL university and from the other students who
have done internships at other branches of Backer Mackenzie law firm which are located in
different cities. I have learned that the reputation of Bake McKenzie precedes its name. From the
public service database I have learned that the BakerMcKenzie is the second largest
multinational law firm in the world which employs 13,000 employees including 4700 lawyers
and 6076 fee earners. It is also the second biggest law firm in terms of revenue with US$2.67
billion.
I have come to know that Baker McKenzie has wide range of expertise over matters
ranging from Dispute Resolution to International property, Dispute Resolution, employment
compensation, Consumer Goods and retail and more. Baker McKenzie had been in the news on
several occasions due to the notable cases won by the firm. I have learned by conducting an
extensive research that the firm won the landmark case against the U.S. Internal Revenue
Service for Symantec Corporation in December 2009. Baker McKenzie in the year 2012 helped
overturn the decision of conviction of Paul Chambers according to the provisions of
Communications Act 2003. Baker McKenzie is currently representing the company Facebook

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Inc in the case of dispute against the IRS over the transfer of the assets of the company to its
Irish Holding company.
There are certain factors which motivated me to intern into this law firm. Baker
McKenzie is an extremely reputed law firm, which obviously is the primary motivator. The firm
motivates and encourages its interns to develop essential skills and abilities. I will be able to
interact with people and learn their working styles and procedures. In addition to this, this
internship will help me in developing my communication skills including verbal and non-verbal.
Moreover, I will be able to gain an understanding regarding the internal court procedures. In
addition to this, interning with the law firm has enabled me in learning legal drafting procedures,
societal registration process, fees and affidavits.
This will also affect my future career, as I will be able to gain practical skills and
knowledge from the internship. Moreover, I will gain valuable industry knowledge, which will
help me in establishing my career in a law firm. I can develop my professional and networking
skills and this, in turn, will prove to be beneficial for my future. In addition to this, I may get
recruited in Baker McKenzie for working full time. This will further help me in developing my
leadership qualities as well. I feel confident about contributing substantively to the work of
Baker McKenzie while developing the skills that will essential to develop a career in law.
Furthermore, in future, I hope that these skills will enable me to open my own law firm.
I have a positive attitude and look forward to interning with your Firm with great
eagerness. I am willing to work on different types of assignments as the same will help me
develop my knowledge about a broad range of matters. I had been appointed as the class delegate
since sixth grade. This had helped me to realize the importance of diligence and responsibility. I

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aim to do the tasks that are assigned to me diligently while taking full responsibility for the same.
I am very adaptable to change in the course of work. I can cope with the changes in the
workplace and even adjust to new environments. I will be available to work immediately,
however I wish to do the internship at the offices in Casablanca, Morocco. Please feel free to
contact me by phone or email.
Sincerely