If you are interested in working as a judicial clerk after you graduate and have not already completed the CSM/Symplicity Clerkship Registration form, please click here to complete the form. If you do not register for clerkships on CSM/Symplicity, you may miss out on important emails from the Judicial Clerkship Office about the clerkship process.
In addition, we are writing to remind you that you can register now for an account on 
– the online website where federal judges list clerkships and receive electronic clerkship applications. To register, please go to the OSCAR Registration page and click the “Are You Applying?” link. To help you navigate the site, attached to this email is the “OSCAR Quick Reference Guide for Applicants.”
Once you have registered on OSCAR you will be able to view clerkship listings posted by judges, but you will not be able to build or submit any applications on OSCAR until August 1, 2015. As we mentioned during the 1L meeting, you should look at the hiring preferences for each judge and the position details (under the Clerkships List tab for each judge) to ascertain which judges want applications from rising 2Ls and which judges are looking for rising 3L and alumni applicants.
We recommend registering for daily or weekly updates on OSCAR so you can monitor the judges who are posting for the 2017 term. To register for updates: (1) log into your OSCAR account; (2) click the “My Profile” tab; (3) click the “Edit Profile” button; (4) select an “Email Frequency” [either Daily or Weekly]; (5) select the “Preferred Types” of judges; (6) select your “Preferred States” or leave blank to receive listings from all states; and finally, (7) click the “Update Profile” button.
We have heard that some of the most competitive judges (such as the DC Circuit and a few highly competitive 9th Circuit judges) are willing to consider applications now. If you are a Pomeroy Scholar or think you would be a very strong candidate for these highly competitive clerkships, please email Michelle at michelle.cherande@nyu.edu.
The most recent copies of the Judicial Clerkship Handbook and Appendix are available from your CSM/Symplicity account under the “Clerkships” top link.