Job description Prosecution Clerk in the Halifax Region

Find out what work is like for a prosecution clerk in Canada. This work description is applicable to all Court clerks (NOC 14103).

Court clerks and related court services occupations

Description

Court clerks and workers in related court services occupations perform administrative, security, and other support functions for courts of law such as scheduling trials, processing service fees, calling court to order, preparing court dockets and maintaining exhibits, recording trial proceedings and maintaining court records. They also facilitate court security and public safety, liaise with law enforcement organizations, and provide support to the judiciary. They are employed by federal, provincial, territorial and municipal courts and by police forces.

Work week duration

Court clerks and related court services occupations usually work between 35 to 40 hours per week.
Between 35 to 40 hours

Job duties

Here are some of the main activities and tasks that Court clerks and related court services occupations have to perform, and some of the physical demands they involve:

  • Court clerks
  • Call courts of law to order, read charges, take pleas from defendants, swear in witnesses and perform other clerical functions in the courtrooms
  • Prepare court files, court dockets and other documents
  • Record main court proceedings, including pleas, names of witnesses, dates, times and rulings
  • Manage care and custody of court exhibits
  • Prepare documents for and participate in jury selection
  • Update and maintain court office paper and electronic indexes and files on actions taken by court or in response to court decisions
  • Receive, disburse and account for fines, fees and trust monies
  • Assist the public in court offices.
  • Court officers
  • Stock courtrooms with necessary materials before trials
  • Escort the judge to the courtroom
  • Maintain the security and safety of the judge and courtroom
  • Monitor proceedings and uphold the rules and procedures of the court
  • Read charges and take pleas from defendants
  • Transport prisoners to and from the court house and detention centres, psychiatric hospitals, police divisions, or elsewhere
  • Maintain the security of prisoners in the cell area of courthouses and while escorting them to the courtrooms, or elsewhere
  • Maintain prisoner records.
  • Court administrators
  • Coordinate administrative services and establish work priorities for court staff
  • Supervise court clerks and other court services occupations
  • Schedule court trials, pre-trial conferences and hearings
  • Oversee the maintenance of judicial court records
  • Assist in preparing annual budgets
  • May assist in the management of personnel, operations, and the court facilities.

Physical demands Help - Physical Demands

  • Sitting
  • Making repetitive motions

Physical demands

Physical demands are the physical activities that the job requires the worker to do. Physical demands are selected according to the likeliness that workers will have to perform them for at least half of the time they spend at work.

Workplaces and employers

Here are the typical workplaces where Court clerks and related court services occupations are employed and some of their main characteristics:

  • Federal courts
  • Provincial or territorial courts
  • Municipal courts

Work environment Help - Physical Work Environment

  • Indoors, environmentally controlled

Physical proximity from others Help - Physical proximity from others

  • Somewhat close (e.g. share office)

Work environment

The work environment refers to the physical setting in which people work. The characteristics and conditions of the work environment are selected according to the likeliness that workers will be exposed to them at least once a week.

Physical proximity from others

Physical proximity from others refers to the physical distance between individuals in the workplace. The likeliness that the job requires to perform tasks while being physically close to other people is rated on a scale with 3 levels: "Somewhat close", "Close" and "Very close".

Related job titles

Here are some other related job titles that are found in the same occupational category (NOC 14103), and a list of similar occupations:

  • court administrator
  • court clerk
  • court clerk supervisor
  • court clerk-crier
  • court officer
  • criminal court clerk
  • judicial clerk
  • provincial court clerk

Similar occupations Help - Similar occupations

Similar occupations

This section lists other occupations that are part of the same broad occupational category as Court clerks and related court services occupations in the National Occupational Classification (NOC). These occupations involve similar core qualifications but involve different responsibilities. To see more similar occupations, use the Job Transition Tool.

Sources Occupational and Skills Information System & National Occupational Classification

Labour Market Information Survey
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