Requirements for Uploading Documents

Remember: OSCAR works exclusively with PDF documents! All uploaded documents must be in PDF format. All uploaded documents must be smaller than 300KB in file size. Grade sheets must be created in OSCAR by entering your transcript data into an online form. Cover letters tailored to judges or staff attorney offices can be created using OSCAR's online editor or uploaded as PDF documents.

Cover Letters
Applicants can either upload pre-written cover letters in PDF format or use OSCAR's online editor to create customized cover letters. The online editor, by using information stored in the OSCAR database, can automatically insert a salutation and address for each judge or staff attorney office receiving your cover letter. This means that you only need to create a single judge or staff attorney cover letter and OSCAR will automatically address it to the recipients. For more information, please refer to the How to Create a Cover Letter Using OSCAR's Online Editor tip sheet. If you choose to use individualized PDF cover letters, you can have no more than 25 each of clerkship cover letters and staff attorney letters uploaded to the My Documents tab at any one time. If you wish to create more applications with different cover letters, you must create the first 25 clerkship or staff attorney applications, delete the files in your My Documents tab, and upload the cover letters for the next 25 judges or staff attorney offices. This will not affect the cover letters already attached to your applications.

Rsums & Writing Samples

Rsums and writing samples must be uploaded as PDF documents. Each document must be smaller than 300KB. You can have a total of three of each document type uploaded to your My Documents tab at one time. Applicants sometimes have difficulty when creating PDFs with elaborate graphics, such as letterhead or diagrams, as these can dramatically increase file size. Source documents should be kept as simple as possible, and larger writing samples may need to be broken up across multiple files. However, please note that a maximum of two writing samples may be included with an application.

OSCAR Tip Sheet

Grade Sheets
OSCAR does not accept uploaded transcripts in any format. Instead, you must enter your transcript data into an online form. Judges and staff attorney offices are aware that they will not be receiving official transcripts and may request these documents should you be granted an interview. To accommodate transfer students, OSCAR allows you to create two law school grade sheets and three undergraduate grade sheets. You can also create up to three "other" grade sheets for relevant professional or graduate degrees. For more information on grade sheets in OSCAR, please refer to the How to Create a Grade Sheet tip sheet.

OSCAR Tip Sheet