Once a professor has consented to write you a letter of recommendation,
you must provide Theresa Evans in the Law School Dean's Office a
complete list of the names and addresses of the judges to whom you are
going to apply (you can either e-mail the list to Theresa at tmevans2@wisc.edu
or bring it to her personally in Room 5211). You must give Theresa this list on or before July 15.
Once the letter is written,
the professor will give it to Theresa, who will produce the letters for
the professor's signature. If some of the judges on your list are accepting applications via OSCAR, Theresa will upload those letters into the OSCAR system (but she cannot do so before you have started to build an application on OSCAR, including uploading a resume and identifying your recommenders for each separate application).
For paper recommendation letters, after the letters are signed, Theresa will
place them in sealed envelopes and notify you that they are ready to pick
up. Make sure that you thank Theresa for all her efforts to get your
letters processed in a timely manner!
Please do not ask Theresa to process non-faculty letters of recommendation. If you want to use a legal employer as a recommender, you and the employer should decide the most expedient way to have the letters processed. If the employer is a public interest organization or other employer with little administrative support, and you have concerns about the processing of your letters, please contact the Career Services Office.
All paper clerkship recommendation letters should be included, in their sealed envelopes, with the rest of your application. If a recommender refuses to give you the sealed letters, and instead wants to mail the letters directly to judges, make sure he or she includes the following information on the outside of the envelopes: "LETTER OF RECOMMENDATION FOR [APPLICANT'S NAME]."
