JUDICIAL CLERKSHIP HANDBOOK - Cornell University Law School

JUDICIAL CLERKSHIP RESOURCES
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ON THE WEB
Go to http://www.lawschool.cornell.edu/publicservice/career_planning.cfm
Select “Resources” and enter the username “cls\career‐web” and the password” office‐2k”
OSCAR, the Online System for Clerkship Application and Review
OSCAR is the single centralized resource for notice of available federal clerkships, clerkship
application information, and law clerk employment information. The 2011 OSCAR system is
scheduled to launch in late May, 2011. All federal judges in courts included in the Law Clerk
Hiring Plan will be listed on OSCAR. Judges will be able to indicate whether they are not
hiring or, if they are hiring, whether they wish to receive applications electronically or in
hard copy. Judges decide whether or not to post clerkship information, and it is expected
that the vast majority will. For those judges who do not post clerkship information, a
notation of “no information available” will be displayed. Applicants applying to judges who
want electronic submissions (well over 60% of judges) will upload their application materials
through the OSCAR web site. Applicants designate the judges to whom they wish to apply.
Recommenders upload their letters through OSCAR as well. These judges are able to sort
and screen the applications directed to them and print only what they want to read in hard
copy.
Federal Court Jurisdictional Map
Indicates geographic boundaries of the United States Courts of appeal and District Courts.
Symplicity Clerkship Module
Use this resource to create an Excel spreadsheet of mailing addresses for the federal judges
to whom you are applying. This Excel file is used for your cover letter mail‐merge (the
efficient way to create letters that are addressed to each individual judge). Also, faculty
administrative assistants use your Excel file to create your recommendation letters. You are
responsible for e‐mailing your Excel file to the appropriate administrative assistants. A note
about mailing: Assistant Dean Comstock oversees a process that enables you to send your
hard copy application materials via Federal Express, and at a greatly reduced price. Specific
instructions will be provided over the summer.
Judicial Nominations and Confirmations
The Senate Judiciary Committee’s official web page. For the current congressional session,
click on links at the bottom of the page.
Judicial Nominations and Confirmations (Michigan)
Provides current mailing addresses for nominated and recently‐confirmed judges.