To complement the two-year pilot Law Clerk Hiring Plan established by the Ad Hoc Committee on Law Clerk Hiring, access to the Online System for Clerkship Application and Review (OSCAR) will be as follows:

• Class of 2020: Law school students will gain access to OSCAR on February 6, 2019, to register for an account, upload documents, search for clerkship positions, and build online applications. The system will store these applications and release them to judges on June 17, 2019.
• Class of 2021: Law school 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. The system will store these applications and release them to judges on June 15, 2020.

These changes do not affect law clerk hiring for applicants of the Class of 2019 and earlier classes. Judges can continue to post their positions in OSCAR and receive online applications. In addition, the application release dates for the classes of 2020 and 2021 do not affect staff attorney applications.

If you have any questions, please contact the OSCAR Program Office at 1-866-666-2120 or send an email to oscar-support@ao.uscourts.gov.