3Ls/4Ls – Start Preparing Your Federal Judicial Clerkship Application Now

According to SoYouWanttobeaLawClerk.com, 3Ls and 4Ls need to start planning now for your federal clerkship application. You can apply to judges who do not use the OSCAR system now. Check Clerkship Vacancies on the SYWTBALC site to see which judges do not use OSCAR. OSCAR system applications are due September 3, 2008, but you need to ask professors now to write a recommendation letter for you. You will need to submit electronic requests for recommendation letters and OSCAR will electronically invite the people you specify to log onto the system and create and upload letters of recommendation. Be sure to gather up your transcript, cover letter, etc. and upload them to OSCAR before the deadline.

Also see Judicial Clerkship Handbook (MS Word File) from our Career Services Office, which has information on federal and state clerkships.

For information about federal judges, take a look at the Almanac of the Federal Judiciary, in the first floor reference area of the library, KF8700.A19A4, which contains attorneys’ evaluations of the judges and other biographical information.