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Confused Law Student Applies For Job With Federal Court That Doesn't Exist

Holy crap. This is embarrassing.

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These days, when law students and recent law grads apply for jobs of any kind, from internships to associate positions, it’s more likely than not that their email will be sent to a bottomless abyss of résumés and cover letters, never to be replied to or sometimes, never even to be read. With that in mind, sometimes these desperate job seekers get a little lazy in the drafting and review of their application materials.

After all, if no one’s going to look at it, why bother trying to be organized?

It seems like that’s exactly what happened yesterday, when a second-year student from George Washington School of Law attempted to apply for a summer internship with a non-profit organization, but sent along this rather odd cover letter instead.

Our tipster describes the cover letter as “amazing.” Here’s a snippet. You be the judge:

Yes, you read that correctly. This poor law student thinks she’s applying for a summer internship at a federal appeals court that doesn’t even exist. She wants to work at the “15th Circuit” and is very interested in learning more about “the federal court system.”

Holy crap. We know this law student may be reading, so do us a favor and check out this map of the federal circuit courts. We’d love to save you from any further embarrassment.

Please look carefully, and note that there isn’t a 15th Circuit. It simply doesn’t exist.

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We hope we’ve helped you to learn more about the federal court system today. It’s much more than you would’ve learned at your internship with this imaginary circuit court.

(This law student’s full cover letter is available on the next page.)

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