Payroll systems replaced time clerks.

工资管理系统代替了计时员。

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These court clerks would be on the payroll of a law firm and their allegiances to those firms could create ethical dilemmas, or the appearance of ethical dilemmas.

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Specialist work is a big step up from providing temporary clerks to help with such things as the payroll.

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