Offices of Court - Introduction

Structure of the Offices of Court

Deputy Principal Clerk of Session

Depute Clerk of Session

Senior Assistant Clerk of Session

General Department

Petition Department

Extracts Department

A - D (including Advocate General)

E - L

M - Q

R - Z

   

Admin Officer

Admin Officer

Admin Officer

Admin Officer

Admin Officer

Opinions/Specifications Clerk

Assistant Clerk of Session

Assistant of Clerk Session

Assistant Clerk of Session

Extractor
(including Commercial Actions)

These departments are open:

Monday to Thursday 09.00 - 17.00

Friday 09.00 - 16.45

The Deputy Principal Clerk of Session is responsible to the Principal Clerk of Session and Justiciary and supports the service provided to the Lord President of the Court of Session by administering

  • The Offices of the Court of Session, which is the interface between the customer, the Court and the place where official court documents and applications are filed; and
  • The Office of the Keeper of the Rolls, which manages the diary of the Court and sets aside blocks of time for the hearing of different categories of court business and assigns the dates of hearing in civil cases.

He is assisted in the administration of the Offices of Court by a Depute Clerk of Session who has overall responsibility on a day to day basis for their management. He is similarly supported by the Keeper of the Rolls who is responsible for the day to day functions of that office. More information on these respective areas of responsibility is detailed below.

The Offices of Court (Petitions, General, Extracts and Opinions departments) are supervised by a Senior Assistant Clerk of Session.

The main duties of the posts are:-

  • Overall management responsibility for the departments on a daily basis;
  • Providing administration support to the Deputy Principal Clerk of Session;
  • Training and development of staff to ensure the smooth running of the department;

Other duties include supervising and providing guidance on technical aspects of work, checking maintenance orders, requests for enforcement of judgments of "foreign" Courts, and investigating complaints from customers.