Court, Municipal, and License Clerks
On the Job
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks perform a wide variety of clerical tasks. They may prepare a docket of cases to be called in court, provide information to judges, prepare bylaws for town or city councils, or keep fiscal records.
Typical Work Tasks
People who work in this career often:
- Interview employees, customers, or others to collect information.
- Search files, databases or reference materials to obtain needed information.
- Code data or other information.
- Enter information into databases or software programs.
- Search files, databases or reference materials to obtain needed information.
- Issue documentation or identification to customers or employees.
- Confer with coworkers to coordinate work activities.
- Maintain financial or account records.
- Maintain operational records.
- Prepare documentation for contracts, transactions, or regulatory compliance.
Typical Working Conditions
- Frequent contact with others.
- The importance of being accurate or exact.
- Meeting strict deadlines.
- Dealing with external customers.
- Working indoors in environmentally controlled conditions.
- Sitting.
- Dealing with unpleasant or angry people.
- Making decisions that impact co-workers or company results.

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