OSCAR, the Online System for Clerkship Application and Review, is a web-based system for federal law clerk and appellate staff attorney recruitment. Using OSCAR, applicants can easily apply to federal clerkships (chambers, prose, death penalty, and bankruptcy appellate panel) and staff attorney positions. OSCAR also serves as an informational portal for applicants to research judges and staff attorney offices’ hiring practices, preferences, and timelines.
Applicants from the class of 2023 gain access to OSCAR at 8:00 a.m. EST on February 2, 2022. Applicants can register for accounts, search for positions, upload their documents, and build online applications. OSCAR will store applications until 12:00 p.m. EDT on June 13, 2022, which is the application release date determined by the Federal Law Clerk Hiring Plan.