Legal Secretary 7-E8 (Labor Division)

This position provides legal secretary duties for the Labor Division. Duties include preparation of legal pleadings, briefs, letters and memoranda utilizing legal secretarial terminology, practices and procedures, format, form and spelling. Preparation of appearances, notices, subpoenas, affidavits of service, etc.; docketing and maintaining/organizing case files—both paper and electronic; other general assistance to staff attorneys; administrative duties to assist the Unemployment, Regulatory, and Workers’ Compensation Sections including handling and sorting mail. This position will also provide back-up support to the Division Chief, First Assistant, Section Head, and Supervising Secretaries, as directed.  Additional duties and qualifications for this position are found in the Michigan Civil Service CommissionJob Specification for Legal Secretary. This position is subject to both Department of Consumer and Regulatory Enforcement Bureau and Michigan Department of Attorney General policies and procedures.
Position Description

Education
Educational level typically acquired through completion of high school.

Experience
Legal Secretary 7
Two years of administrative support experience where use of a personal computer to prepare correspondence, reports, charts, etc., or to enter/retrieve/update information is an essential part of the work, including one year equivalent to 6-level administrative support experience.

Legal Secretary E8
Three years of administrative support experience where use of a personal computer to prepare correspondence, reports, charts, etc., or to enter/retrieve/update information is an essential part of the work, including one year involving legal secretarial practices equivalent to a Legal Secretary 7.

You must attach a copy of your cover letter, resume and transcripts (if applicable) to the Attachments section of  your application to be considered for this position.

Some positions may require stenographic skills.

View the job specification at: https://www.michigan.gov/mdcs/-/media/Project/Websites/mdcs/JOBSPECS/L/LegalSecretary.pdf

Accommodations
If you require a reasonable accommodation to participate in the application or selection processes, please contact the ADA coordinator for the agency that posted this position vacancy.