Court Assistants
Africans were employed as court assistants working as middlemen between the local and central government and the local chiefs and the governors. During court sittings, they helped keep the necessary files needed for court hearings. They were also trained to take down minutes and record and save court hearing for future use. Court assistants were made to swear secrecy and were paid a lot of money for their work. This job was one of the most well paid and prestigious jobs as they were often referred to as lawyers by the local people and were invited to give advise or settle disputes among locals who could not afford to go to court.
