Court clerk

Also searched as: Gestor procesal

Code 3411.5

What does a Court clerk do?

Court clerks provide assistance to judges in a court institution. They handle enquiries on court proceedings, and assist judges in various tasks such as performing legal research in preparation of cases or writing opinion pieces. They also contact parties involved in cases and brief judges and other court officials.

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Essential skills

Knowledge

  • legal case management
  • legal research
  • court procedures

Skills and competences

  • assist judge
  • comply with legal regulations
  • send summons
  • compile legal documents
  • record court procedures
  • respond to enquiries

Transversal competences

  • brief court officials
  • observe confidentiality

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Sources

This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission and the Mapha Taxonomy developed by OTIC SOFOFA (CC BY 4.0), in an adapted version. Group codes come from the ILO's ISCO-08. See sources and licences