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2. Correspondence Regarding Offers, Acceptances and Rejections
A. Receiving and Accepting an Offer
You should acknowledge an offer of employment within 24 hours of receiving it. You
should be prepared to either accept, decline or request more time to decide. Do not accept an offer
unless you are fully prepared to work for that employer. When accepting an offer, it is important
that you proceed in a professional manner. As soon as you have decided to accept an offer, you
should telephone either the individual who made you the offer or the recruitment office of the
employer and inform them of your decision. Upon completing your telephone call, you should
write the employer as soon as possible confirming your decision. Again in a very professional
manner, you will express your gratitude at receiving the offer and state that you enjoyed both your
visit to the firm and the opportunity to meet with several of the firm’s lawyers. Under the NALP
rules, employers should hold offers for first year students open for at least two weeks.
Sample Acceptance of Employment Letter
1212 Snowcrest Trail
Durham, NC 27707
January 23, 2007
Mr. Roger Davis, Esq.
Slater & Slater
155 Flowers Street
Los Angeles, CA 90067
Dear Mr. Davis:
Thank you very much for your letter of January 15, 2007, in which your firm offered me a
position as a summer associate beginning in May 2007. I am very excited about the opportunity
to work for Slater & Slater this summer and am pleased to accept your offer under the terms set
forth in your letter.
As we have discussed, I am eager to begin work as soon as I complete my exams. I will contact
Amory Evans in your recruiting office to arrange for a start date. I look forward to a productive
summer.
Very truly yours,
Robert Jordan
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