Judge's clerk career

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Judge's clerks assist judges in court with research and writing legal documents.

Judge's clerks assist judges in court with research and writing legal documents.

What would you do as a Judge's clerk?

Judge’s clerks

  • usually work regular business hours but may work extra hours
  • usually work in courts and offices
  • need to be accurate, methodical and responsible

Tasks

  • prepare and write legal documents
  • research legal information
  • document legal proceedings
  • clarify information with court staff
  • find legal information and precedents
  • give legal process information to people
  • direct courtroom activities
  • coordinate legal schedules

How can you become a Judge's clerk?

You need a qualification to become a judge's clerk and experience may be useful.

You need

  • a Bachelor of Laws

You may need

  • experience in similar work

If you're in school

You need University Entrance to do the study or training for this job.

Studying this at the University of Waikato

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Our Bachelor of Laws builds the legal research, writing and analytical skills you'll use every day as a judge's clerk. You'll study law in context, looking at how it works in the wider community as well as in the courtroom. Like all our undergraduate degrees, it includes work-integrated learning.

You can build advanced legal expertise with our Master of Laws, studied in Hamilton, Tauranga or online.

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