E-Newsletter
December 2018
Judiciary
Welcome
The OSCAR Program Office is excited to present a new OSCAR newsletter. The bi-monthly e-newsletter will include program news, upcoming training events, system updates, learning resources, tips, and tools to help users manage the federal clerkship and staff attorney hiring process.  
Prepare for System Archiving
OSCAR’s annual system archiving is underway.
Here’s what you need to know.

Judges & Chambers Staff
 To retain your records, download filled/expired positions and applications submitted to those positions prior to December 10.

Staff Attorney Offices
To retain your records, download filled/expired positions and applications submitted to those positions prior to December 10 .

Court Unit Administrators
To retain your records, download filled/expired positions and applications submitted to those positions, and run any reports that include this data, prior to December 10.
OSCAR Access Dates
Law school students graduating in 2020 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 .
How Do I …

Update Hiring Practices
It is important for judges to keep Hiring Practices statements up to date so that applicants and law schools are aware of your hiring preferences and schedules.

Manage Chambers Staff Accounts
The Administrative Office of the United States Courts (AO) issues only one OSCAR judge account per judge. Due to security concerns, you can create individual accounts for each of your chambers staff and assign specific user rights as needed. OSCAR offers a wide variety of user rights for chambers staff accounts to allow you as much flexibility as needed while maintaining data security. Learn how to manage chambers staff accounts in OSCAR.
Training & Resources
Are you interested in learning about reviewing applications, managing chambers staff accounts, posting or closing clerkship positions, running reports, or updating judge profiles? The OSCAR Program Office provides training sessions to help judges, chambers staff, court unit administrators, and staff attorney offices become familiar with using the OSCAR system. Check below for upcoming training events, tools, and materials available throughout the year.
Training at Your Own Speed  
 The OSCAR Program Office offers one-on-one
training for any course to all users. 

Additional Resources
 From tip sheets to video tutorials, we provide education that is also mobile friendly.


Contract Awarded for NextGen OSCAR
The Administrative Office of the United States Courts is pleased
to announce the award of the NextGen OSCAR contract to Symplicity Corporation. Symplicity has been the provider of the OSCAR system since its inception over 12 years ago and has a deep understanding of the intricacies of federal law clerk hiring, staff attorney hiring, and the needs of the judiciary. The OSCAR Program Office is excited to
continue our partnership to bring you a much-improved hiring and information system in 2019.

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Message from OSCAR Management
Season’s Greetings! As the 2018 law clerk hiring season is winding down, we're preparing for the class of 2020 to access OSCAR, gathering user requirements for next generation OSCAR, and implementing our new customer service model. Thank you for being patient with us as we aspire to make OSCAR better.
We look forward to working with you in the new year!
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