About OSCAR

The Online System for Clerkship Application and Review (OSCAR) is a single, centralized resource for notice of available clerkships, clerkship application information, and law clerk employment information. OSCAR accommodates judges who choose to accept clerkship applications electronically, judges who want to receive only paper applications, and judges who wish to advise applicants that they do not have a clerkship vacancy.

For the judges who choose to receive applications electronically, OSCAR streamlines the application process, enabling judges and chambers staff to receive, sort, and screen applications electronically, to print selected application materials, and to communicate with applicants via email. Judges who choose to receive paper applications will use OSCAR to post their clerkship vacancy. For judges who have no vacancies, OSCAR is an effective resource to advise applicants that they do not have a clerkship vacancy.

OSCAR enables clerkship applicants to search for clerkship positions, select the federal judges to whom they wish to apply, and build and submit their applications online for judges who are accepting electronic applications. Applicants upload cover letters, resumes, grade sheets, and writing samples and submit electronic requests for recommendation letters to their recommenders. OSCAR electronically invites the recommenders to log onto the system and create and upload letters of recommendation on behalf of the applicants. When the applications are complete, judges log in and begin the hiring process.