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Federal Law Clerk Hiring Plan

Monday, May 14, 2018

Federal Law Clerk Hiring Plan

February 2018
Starting with students who entered law school in 2017, the application and hiring process will not begin until after a law student's second year.

For students who entered law school in 2017 (graduating class of 2020)
Judges will not seek or accept formal or informal clerkship applications, seek or accept formal or informal recommendations, conduct formal or informal interviews, or make formal or informal offers before June 17, 2019.

For students who enter law school in 2018 (graduating class of 2021)
Judges will not seek or accept formal or informal clerkship applications, seek or accept formal or informal recommendations, conduct formal or informal interviews, or make formal or informal offers before June 15, 2020.
A judge who makes a clerkship offer will keep it open for at least 48 hours, during which time the applicant will be free to interview with other judges.
This is a two-year pilot plan. Participating judges will reconsider their participation after June 2020.

OSCAR Access Dates
To complement the two-year pilot Law Clerk Hiring Plan established by the Ad Hoc Committee on Law Clerk Hiring, access to OSCAR will be as follows:

Class of 2020
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
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.

 
https://oscar.uscourts.gov/federal_law_clerk_hiring_pilot