This is sometimes possible Qualified and experienced court clerks may work freelance on a locum basis covering for other clerks during periods of absence. Training Completion of professional examinations is followed by a period as a trainee working in a court. This leads to full qualification. After gaining experience of all types of court work progression is via Senior, Principal and Deputy Court Clerk to Clerk to the Justices. The starting scale is for the training period, the top of which will be reached on professional qualification.
Salaries vary by location.
Conditions in courts and the offices attached to them vary considerably. They need to maintain a good relationship with the lay magistrates. Magistrates' Courts are found in most cities and towns. Lifestyle implications Work can be pressured and there may be constraints on behaviour outside work. Working dress is formal.