2Ls Register for OSCAR Today

Any 2L who is interested in a post-graduate job as a Federal Judicial Clerk is allowed to register for an OSCAR account starting today, February 6, 2019.

OSCAR, the Online System for Clerkship Application and Review, is a secure, user-friendly, web-based system for federal law clerk and appellate staff attorney recruitment. OSCAR’s extensive set of features allows users to easily manage every aspect of the hiring process. Using OSCAR, applicants can easily apply to federal clerkships (chambers, pro se, death penalty, and bankruptcy appellate panel) and staff attorney positions; law school administrators and recommenders can help students, graduates, and law professionals advance their careers; and judges, chambers staff, and staff attorney offices can find the candidates most suited to their needs. OSCAR also serves as an informational portal for applicants and law schools to research judges and staff attorney offices hiring practices, preferences, and timelines. All OSCAR policies, operations, and federal law clerk hiring best practices are governed by the OSCAR Working Group, a committee made up of federal judges and law school representatives.

Applicants use OSCAR to find clerkship and staff attorney positions that fit their specific career goals, research judges’ hiring practices and schedules, create and submit applications all in one location, and easily generate electronic requests for recommendations letters with each application.  To view open law clerk or staff attorney positions, apply for a position, and more, register for an account.

For assistance or answers to questions, contact the OSCAR Program Office at the Administrative Office of the United States Courts at 866-666-2120 Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. (Eastern Time), or email oscar-support@ao.uscourts.gov.

For more information for new users, check out the “Applicant Prep Kit” here: https://spark.adobe.com/page/bEKakAU5AJoob/