A pro se clerk is a clerk of the court, employed by the court and found in the courthouse. This clerk assists people appearing pro se (without lawyer

Lawyer

A lawyer, according to Black's Law Dictionary, is "a person learned in the law; as an attorney, counsel or solicitor; a person who is practicing law." Law is the system of rules of conduct established by the sovereign government of a society to correct wrongs, maintain the stability of political...

s) to participate in legal actions by providing forms which need to be filled out and explaining some basic rules. Pro se clerks are not always lawyers themselves, and so are usually prohibited from providing legal or strategic advice.