6667 - Crown Court Clerk

Full Time, Part Time, Part Time/Job Share, Flexible Working

Vacancy Approach

External

Location

Reading

Region

South East

Closing Date

24-Jun-2025

Post Type

Fixed Term, Loan

EO

Number of jobs available

1

Reserve List

12 Months

Job ID

6667

Descriptions & requirements

Proud to Serve. Proud to keep justice going.

Our Crown Court Clerks are essential to ensure Crown Court hearings run smoothly. They have the self-assurance to speak in court, communicate confidently with the Judge and all participants, and the skill to produce accurate and timely Court documents. Our Crown Court Clerk training programme provides a structured yet flexible approach to building the skills required to perform this vital role.

About us

HM Courts & Tribunals Service (HMCTS) is responsible for the administration of criminal, civil, and family Courts and Tribunals in England and Wales. Our roles support our service users and colleagues within HMCTS, where people and businesses access potentially life-changing justice. We’re looking for individuals who are committed to public service and making a difference in people’s lives to deliver justice. If you are interested in developing a career with a real purpose, please apply.

About you

This is a unique position at the heart of justice. It requires high emotional resilience, along with the ability to understand and be sensitive to many, sometimes difficult, issues and take a non-judgemental approach to our service users.

You’re an active listener and confident communicator; able to speak publicly in court, with the self-assurance to liaise confidently with the Judge, the defence, prosecution, media, members of the public, and more, regarding complex and sensitive matters in a calm and professional manner.

A real team player, working with the clerking team, you’ll ensure the smooth running of all the Crown Courts sitting daily, able to intervene in Court when required, and maximise judicial sitting time. With experience in producing exact and time-critical documentation, your ability to focus will be key in taking verdicts, conducting arraignments, producing Court orders, and recording hearing outcomes accurately and efficiently.

Resilient, keen to learn, and able to multi-task, you’re familiar with working within processes and have the IT skills to adapt to new systems and technologies as we’re constantly investing in digital solutions to improve the way we deliver justice in today’s world.

Your skills and experience

• Able to speak publicly and within a courtroom environment.
• Excellent communication, organisational, and prioritisation skills.
• Ability to complete documents accurately and to deadlines.
• IT proficient with the ability to learn and adapt to different technologies and software packages.

This role offers the opportunity to make a difference in delivering justice and to develop your career in the Civil Service.

Please refer to the job description attachment for more information.

New recruits to the Civil Service joining MoJ are expected to join at the band minimum.

These operational roles are customer-facing, requiring successful applicants to be office-based to provide HMCTS services to the public. Standard full-time working hours are 37 hours per week. HMCTS welcomes part-time, flexible, and job-sharing working patterns, where they meet the demands of the role and business needs and are agreed prior to appointment. All applications for part-time, flexible, and job-sharing working patterns will be considered in accordance with the MoJ’s Flexible Working policy. Applications for part-time working would be considered; however, due to the nature of the role, the successful candidate must be able to work a minimum of 4 full working days. This role does not include working from home.

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