Cover letters are the bane of their existence for anyone who works in career services. Few people, from the most senior partners in firms to first-year law students, are good at writing a cover letter. Perhaps it is because cover letters are arduous, and most people don't want to take the time to craft them. Maybe it's because people are taught to be humble and don't want to "toot their own horn" in a cover letter. Perhaps the skill of tailoring a cover letter to the job is too overwhelming when applying to many employers. Whatever the reason, most lawyers get it all wrong.