clerked

Served behind counter

Clerked is the past tense of clerk used as a verb, meaning to work as a clerk.

In American legal contexts, it specifically refers to serving as a law clerk for a judge: She clerked for a Supreme Court justice after law school.

The position is prestigious and typically lasts one or two years.

retail

counter

Flat service surface

merchandise · inventory · stockroom · customer · transaction · receipt · shopkeeper · storefront · vendor · till

administrative

filing

Storing documents systematically

correspondence · scheduling · typing · processing · forms · memos · sorting · organizing · data entry · archive

legal

law firm

Attorneys' business entity

research · case · court · judge · judicial · summer associate · internship · docket · filing · litigation

hotel

front desk

Lobby service counter

check-in · reservation · booking · hospitality · lobby · porter · bellhop · registration · accommodation · inquiry

Opposites
organizational hierarchy

clerkedsupervised

Directed with oversight

managed · directed · oversaw · commanded · administered

type of labor

clerkedlabored

Requiring great exertion

toiled · constructed · manufactured · built · farmed

Phrases
Family

clerk, clerks, clerking, clerkship

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G