Thank-You Emails
Overview
- Send via email, not via U.S. Postal Service, for fastest delivery
- Ensure that your message contains no spelling, grammatical, or other errors
- Be prompt, sending your message within a few days of the interview
- Address attorney(s) with whom you met and/or member of the recruiting staff
Regional Variation
- Expectations may vary by region
- Northeast, West Coast, major cities: thank-you emails may not be expected
- Southeast, Midwest, smaller cities: thank-you emails may be expected
Factors Favoring Thank-You Emails
- You are extremely interested in the employer and would like to reiterate that interest
- You really connected with the interviewer and would like to remind that interviewer of your similar interests
- The interviewer went out of their way for you
View the Sample Thank You Emails (PDF) for examples.