In this role you could be:

• preparing the courtroom and meeting and greeting court users and visitors
• keeping people informed of changes to hearing times
• checking that witnesses, defendants and lawyers are present
• calling defendant and witnesses into court
• directing the taking of oaths
• labelling evidence and passing it to the judge and jury
• passing messages between lawyers and legal advisers
• keeping order in the public areas
• inputting data to the computer system, filing and photocopying

In crown court cases, a 'sworn usher' swears on oath to stop anyone who is unauthorised from approaching the jury. In this role, you'll also spend time:

• escorting the jury to and from the courtroom
• being on duty outside the jury room
• taking messages between the jury and the judge
• organising hotel accommodation if jurors need to stay overnight

You could work in a court or in an office.

With experience, you could supervise a team of ushers, or become a court administrative officer.