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#Court and Legal Clerks - Job Outlook

Overview

Court and Legal Clerks provide administrative and operational support to Legal Professionals by performing clerical work associated with the functions of courts, legal practices and the administration of trusts and estates.Legal Secretaries, Court Reporters and Legal Executives are excluded from this unit group. Legal Secretaries are included in Unit Group 5212 Secretaries. Court Reporters are included in Unit Group 5321, in Occupation 532112 Machine Shorthand Reporter. Legal Executives are included in Unit Group 5991 Conveyancers and Legal Executives. The links below provide quick access to basic information for this occupation.  Greater detail can be found using any of the page tabs above. A one page printable summary of the key statistics for this occupation can also be found under the Reports and Links tab above. Just click on the tab and follow the link for Occupational Bulletin.

Tasks

This occupation may include associated occupations with varying tasks.

• listing actions for hearing and processing documentation for court actions
• documenting details of court proceedings, actions and decisions
• enforcing the law as an officer of the court by executing court orders such as eviction notices
• serving legal orders and documents such as summonses and subpoenas
• organising jury and witness lists, and summonsing and swearing in juries and witnesses
• maintaining order in court and hearing rooms and adjacent areas
• assisting Solicitors in areas of conveyancing, contracts, common law, probate and other legal practice matters
• satisfying statutory requirements, establishing beneficial entitlements and distributing assets
• maintaining probate and trust files, investing trust funds and administering accounts