Overview
Performs specialised clerical work associated with legal practice and law courts.
Skills
Most occupations in this unit group have a level of skill commensurate with the qualifications and experience outlined below. AQF Certificate III including at least two years of on-the-job training, or AQF Certificate IV (ANZSCO Skill Level 3)
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
Alternative Titles
- Legal Clerk
Related Occupations
Source: 1220.0 - ANZSCO - Australian and New Zealand Standard Classification of Occupations, First Edition.
Note: The tasks associated with the occupation are to be used as guidance only. The tasks listing may include tasks associated with the grouping/category to which the occupation belongs.
Training Pathways
27 courses found.
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DEF50422: Diploma of Defence Paralegal Services
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DEF50417: Diploma of Defence Paralegal Services
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DEF40722: Certificate IV in Defence Paralegal Services
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DEF40717: Certificate IV in Defence Paralegal Services
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BSB42215: Certificate IV in Legal Services
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BSB40620: Certificate IV in Legal Services
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BSA30200: Certificate III in Business (Legal Administration)
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80416ACT: Course in Workplace and Team Leadership
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7918: Certificate IV in Local Government Law Enforcement
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7917: Certificate III in Local Government Law Enforcement
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52839WA: Course in Community Legal Services
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52470WA: Certificate IV in Document Control
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51643: Certificate IV in Business (Legal Studies)
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51444: Advanced Diploma of Business (Legal Studies)
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51443: Diploma of Business (Legal Studies)
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51441: Diploma of Court Administration
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51440: Certificate IV in Business (Legal Studies)
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51439: Certificate IV in Law Enforcement
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51438: Certificate IV in Court Administration
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40607SA: Certificate IV in Conveyancing
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39183QLD: Certificate IV in Justice Administration
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22200VIC: Advanced Diploma of Justice
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22199VIC: Certificate IV in Justice
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21792VIC: Certificate IV in Justice
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21790VIC: Advanced Diploma of Justice
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11391ACT: Course in Exceptional Client Service
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10054NAT: Course in the Role of a Justice of the Peace - ACT
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