1799 1 June 1/3 (advt.) Wanted..a managing clerk; he must understand well the Business of Conveyancing.
1866 Mrs. H. Wood II. x. 230 The lawyer laughed. ‘Hopkins did not know you; and strangers are generally introduced to..our managing clerk.’
1974 L. Meynell xiv. 180 I had a good job with a law firm. In time I daresay I would have become managing clerk.