{"id":15463,"date":"2020-01-02T12:19:40","date_gmt":"2020-01-02T18:19:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/memphislawblog.com\/?p=15463"},"modified":"2020-01-02T12:19:40","modified_gmt":"2020-01-02T18:19:40","slug":"post-grad-federal-clerkships-in-tn-for-the-class-of-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/memphislawblog.com\/index.php\/post-grad-federal-clerkships-in-tn-for-the-class-of-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Post Grad Federal Clerkships in TN for the Class of 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"

The following Federal District Judges in Tennessee have just announced openings for Term Clerks in the Fall of 2021:<\/p>\n

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The Honorable Mark Norris, District Judge<\/div>\n
United States District Court, Memphis, TN<\/div>\n
Term: 1 Year; Clerkship Type: Term Law Clerk-Chambers<\/div>\n
Applications Accepted: Dec 17, 2019 – Jun 1, 2020<\/div>\n
Term Start Date: Sep 1, 2021<\/div>\n
Application Method: Paper, E-mail<\/div>\n
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The Honorable Travis McDonough, District Judge<\/div>\n
United States District Court, Chattanooga, TN<\/div>\n
Term: 2 Years; Clerkship Type: Term Law Clerk-Chambers<\/div>\n
Applications Accepted: Dec 27, 2019 – Aug 31, 2020<\/div>\n
Term Start Date: Aug 30, 2021<\/div>\n
Application Method: On-line (recommended)<\/div>\n
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Please note that “online application” means that you apply through OSCAR (the Online System for Clerkship Application and Review), found at https:\/\/oscar.uscourts.gov\/home<\/a>.\u00a0 2Ls are technically not supposed to have access to OSCAR until February 5, 2020.\u00a0 Career Services will be holding a program on post-grad judicial clerkships (federal and state) on Wednesday January 22 at Noon in Room 244.\u00a0 RSVP in Symplicity for this program.<\/div>\n
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From OSCAR:<\/h4>\n

FEDERAL LAW CLERK HIRING PLAN, 2nd Pilot Year<\/h4>\n

Updated December 2019<\/h4>\n

Starting with students who entered law school in 2017, the application and hiring process will not begin until after a law student’s second year.<\/p>\n

For students who enter law school in 2018 (graduating class of 2021)<\/h3>\n

Judges will not seek or accept formal or informal clerkship applications, or seek or accept formal or informal recommendations, before 12:00 pm EDT on June 15, 2020<\/strong>. Judges also will not directly or indirectly contact applicants, or schedule or conduct formal or informal interviews, or make formal or informal offers, before 12:00 pm EDT on June 16, 2020<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

A judge who makes a clerkship offer will keep it open for at least 48 hours, during which time the applicant will be free to interview with other judges.<\/p>\n

This is the second year of a two-year pilot plan. Participating judges will reconsider their participation after June 2020.<\/p>\n

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OSCAR ACCESS DATES<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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To complement the two-year pilot Law Clerk Hiring Plan established by the Ad Hoc Committee on Law Clerk Hiring, access to OSCAR will be as follows:<\/p>\n

Class of 2021<\/h3>\n

Students will gain access to OSCAR on February 5, 2020 to register for an account, upload documents, search for clerkship positions, and build online applications.<\/strong> The system will store these applications and release them to judges on June 15, 2020 at 12:00 pm EDT.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

For more information, contact Career Services in Room 236 or at lawcareerservices@memphis.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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