Forms of address are used in writing application letters for clerkships, internships, employment in law firms, legislatures, public interest firms, et alia. Forms of address are also used to address employers in some settings. Judicial law clerks, for example, often address their employers as "Judge.”

The websites listed below provide forms of address and examples of salutations to use in writing cover letters for applications for internships and employment. Many dictionaries also have a style section in the back which includes forms of address.


Judges

• Forms of Address for Cover Letters, University of Wisconsin Law School
  
• Guide to Proper Forms of Address for Clerkship Letters (PDF), Washington & Lee University School of Law
• Forms of Address and Salutations (PDF), Georgetown University School of Law
  

U.S. Government Officials

• Forms of Address and Salutations to Federal and State Officials, Evergreen State College
  
• Forms of Address for Government Officials, Association of Missouri Electric Cooperatives,
  
• Spoken and Written Forms of Address for U.S. Government Officials, Military Personnel, Foreign Officials, Nobility, and Religious Officials, Cool Fire Technology
  
• How to Address Elected Officials, by llreynolds, eHow.com
  

Dictionaries

• Official Forms of Address for Letter Writing, Dictionary.com
  
• Merriam Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary, Style section, Reference, PE1628. M36
• Random House Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary, Reference, PE1625 .R3 2001