{"id":35155,"date":"2025-01-17T13:15:28","date_gmt":"2025-01-17T19:15:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/memphislawblog.com\/?p=35155"},"modified":"2025-01-16T13:19:12","modified_gmt":"2025-01-16T19:19:12","slug":"important-oscar-dates-in-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/memphislawblog.com\/index.php\/important-oscar-dates-in-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Important OSCAR Dates in 2025\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Access to OSCAR<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
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Current third-year law students and law school graduates can register for an OSCAR applicant account at any time. Students who entered law school in 2023, the graduating class of 2026, will gain access to OSCAR to register for an account, upload documents, search for positions, and build applications on\u00a0<\/strong><\/span>January 21, 2025, at 8 a.m. EST<\/span><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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NOTE:\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>Students who attend law school part-time or who seek a dual degree may have a later law school graduation date but meet the requirement of having two full years of grades. These students can<\/span>\u00a0register\u00a0<\/span>for OSCAR as\u00a0<\/span>alternate graduate date<\/span><\/strong><\/a>\u00a0applicants.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Application Re<\/span><\/strong>lease\u00a0for Class of 2026<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n

Finalized clerkship applications from current third-year law students and law school graduates are\u00a0<\/span>immediately<\/span>\u00a0visible to judges and chambers.<\/span>\u00a0For students who\u00a0<\/span>from the graduating class of 2026<\/span>,\u00a0<\/span>OSCAR will release\u00a0<\/span>online\u00a0<\/span>applications\u00a0<\/span><\/span>on\u00a0<\/span><\/span>June 9, 2025<\/span><\/strong>, at 12:00 p.m. EDT<\/strong>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>Visit the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Hiring Plan<\/span><\/span><\/a>\u00a0page in OSCAR for more information.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

What\u2019s Coming in OSCAR?\u00a0<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n

On April 28, 2025, OSCAR will release a software update<\/strong>. Stay tuned for details as the date approaches. Also, be on the lookout for an invitation to a live\u00a0<\/span>webinar<\/span>\u00a0on managing applicants and applications in OSCAR that will be delivered in February.\u00a0<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

New Feature:\u00a0<\/span>How to Creat<\/span>e<\/span>, Add, and Edit Custom Tags<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n

The\u00a0<\/span>latest\u00a0<\/span>OSCAR<\/span>\u00a0upgrade simplifies clerkship application management for LSAs with a new\u00a0<\/span><\/span>custom tagging feature<\/span>,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>allowing them to<\/span><\/span>\u00a0create, add,<\/span>\u00a0edit,<\/span>\u00a0and manage custom tags for their\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Applicants<\/span><\/span>\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Recommenders<\/span><\/span>\u00a0lists.\u00a0<\/span>For<\/span>\u00a0detailed instructions,\u00a0<\/span>login to OSCAR and\u00a0<\/span>read our\u00a0LSA blog<\/a>\u00a0in OSCAR.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>
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More on Custom Tagging<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

New Feature: Uploading and Attaching the AO 78<\/strong><\/h2>\n

When required, applicants can now upload and attach that all-important\u00a0AO 78,<\/a>\u00a0the standard federal judicial employment form, to their law clerk applications. For more background and instructions, read our\u00a0online help article<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>on this new functionality, released in the latest OSCAR upgrade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Resources<\/h1>\n\n\n\n
\"Training\"Need help? OSCAR offers many resources to help you learn to use the system. Log into OSCAR to access the following resources:<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Video tutorials<\/a>
\nVideo walkthroughs<\/a>
\nRecorded webinars<\/a>
\nQuick references guides<\/a>
\nOnline help articles<\/a>
\nUser resource pages<\/a>
\nApplicant FAQs<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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