Also called: Law Firm Runner, Process Clerk
Delivers documents to courts and law offices and files paperwork in person.
Runners zip around downtown delivering papers, filing documents at the courthouse counter, and picking up records. It's an entry job that many future paralegals and lawyers start with to see how the system works.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
High school diploma, about 0 years after high school. High school diploma and a driver's license.
Ways in: On-the-job training. Training cost: Get paid while you train.
Shrinking (about -5% over 10 years). Approximate; e-filing reduces demand.
Medium risk in 5 years, high in 10. E-filing has already cut most courthouse trips; delivery apps and robots may take more, leaving few runner jobs.
Age 18+. One way to start: Apply to law firms and attorney service companies for court runner jobs; you need a car and license
Classes: Driver's education, Business CTE class, Geography, Computer applications.
Official data: O*NET occupation 43-5021.
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