Court Orderly
What the work is
Provides operational support to a court or registry.
Would you enjoy the work?
These are the main tasks in the official description. Mark how each one sounds to you.
- Assists with the preparation of courtrooms for hearings and trials
- Escorts and supervises defendants, witnesses and jurors within the court premises
- Assists with the administration of oaths and affirmations to witnesses
- Receives, records and files court documents and exhibits
- Operates audiovisual equipment during court proceedings
- Performs general administrative tasks such as data entry, filing and photocopying
Try it
A simulation and a case study from this kind of work, set in a mid-sized law firm and the registry of a local court. They are fictional.
The kind of days you could have
Good days
- A big filing goes in with an hour to spare and everyone breathes out
- A person who arrived worried leaves knowing what happens next
- A lawyer says they could not have got through the week without your organisation
Hard days
- A deadline lands on the same day as three other urgent jobs
- A distressed person wants advice that only a lawyer can give
- Confidential papers and a mistake that could embarrass the firm
Written by Career Calling as a general guide. Real roles vary by employer and place.
Work a mission
Step into a simulated workplace in this field, with a brief from your manager.
Description and tasks: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Occupation Standard Classification for Australia, 2024, Version 1.0 (opens another site), occupation 521233, used under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 licence. The skill guide above is our plain English summary.