1. Move your mouse cursor over Search For Positions in the main navigation.  Click on Judges or Staff Attorneys in the menu that appears, depending on the type of position you are searching for.  There are separate Advanced Searches for clerkship and staff attorney positions, although they follow the same procedure.  This tip sheet will use the judge Advanced Search as its example.

2. Click on the Advanced Search tab.

3. OSCAR displays the Advanced Search screen.  From here you will select your search criteria to perform your judge search. You must first determine whether to use And or Or logic for your search.  You can narrow a search by clicking And in this field or broaden a search by clicking Or.  A search for circuit judge And 1-year clerkship term will yield only those judges who meet all of those criteria.  A search for circuit judge Or 1-year Or Available position status will yield judges who meet any of those criteria.  Note: OSCAR defaults to an And search if no selection is made.

4. Select your search criteria. The following criteria are available in the Judges Advanced Search tab.

And/Or (determines search logic)	Law Review Preferred (Y/N)
Keywords (judge name or city)	Other Journal Preferred (Y/N)
Participating in OSCAR (Y/N)	Moot Court Experience Preferred (Y/N)
Hiring Practices	Minimum Number of Years of Law School Grades Required
Application Method	Bar Membership
Interview Methods Accepted	Prior Judicial Clerkship Experience (Preferred/Required)
City	Specialized Work Experience
States/Territories	Legal Work Experience Post-Law School (Preferred/Required)
Specialty Court	Class Rank Preferred
Court	Application Finalized (Y/N)
Circuit Code	Application Withdrawn (Y/N)
District Code	Post/Last Modified Date for Open Positions
Judge Type	Post/Last Modified Date for Closed Positions
Date of Appointment (Month/Year)	Term Start Month/Year
Law School	Application Open Date
Undergraduate School	Application Close Date
Clerkship Type	Chambers Profile (Do Not Contact Chambers/Has Only Permanent Clerks)
Clerkship Position Status	Career Clerks
Clerkship Term	Temporary Clerks
Number of Recommendations Required	Additional Chambers Information
Recommendation and Reference Requirements

The following criteria are available on the staff attorney Advanced Search tab:

And/Or (determines search logic)	Minimum Number of Years of Law School Grades Required
Keywords (circuit name or city)	Prior Judicial Clerkship Experience (Preferred/Required)
Application Method	Other Journal Preferred (Y/N)
Interview Methods Accepted	Class Rank Preferred
City	Application Finalized (Y/N)
Circuit Code	Application Withdrawn (Y/N)
Position Status	Post/Last Modified Date for Open Positions
Position Term	Post/Last Modified Date for Closed Positions
Number of Recommendations Required	Term Start Month/Year
Law Review Preferred (Y/N)	Application Open Date
Moot Court Experience Preferred (Y/N)	Application Close Date

 

5. After selecting the desired search criteria, click Submit to begin the search.  If you return to the Advanced Search screen to perform another search, use the Clear button to remove your previous search selections.

6. OSCAR will take you to a new Search Results tab to view your results.  

 

Note: These results will only be available for the time you are logged into OSCAR or until you conduct another search.

7. You can sort your search results into folders using the Batch Options menu or the Copy To Folders/Change Folders buttons in the Options column. Additionally, you can use the Batch Options menu to save the search results to an Excel file.

To save your results as an Excel spreadsheet

• Go to the Batch Options menu and click on Save This List to Excel.
  
• A pop-up window giving you the options of Open, Save, or Cancel will appear.

• If you select Open, you can view the list of applicants in Excel and save the file to your computer or print the file.
• If you select Save, the Save As screen appears and you can name your file and save it to your computer.
• Selecting Cancel will abort the operation.