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State of Michigan

Legal Secretary 7-9 - Civil Rights and Special Initiative Division

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  • Full Time
  • $23.22 - $32.20/hour
  • Lansing, MI
March 26, 2026 Administrative Assistant

Job Description

Job Description




The purpose of this position is to provide Legal Secretary duties for the Civil Rights and Special Interests Division.  Duties include:  preparation of legal pleadings, briefs, letters and memoranda utilizing legal secretarial terminology, practices and procedures, format, form and spelling; docket and maintain/organize case files; and general office tasks. 

Position Description


Required Education and Experience

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.

Legal Secretary 9

Four years of office experience involving administrative support practices, including two years involving legal secretarial practices equivalent to a Legal Secretary 7 or one year equivalent to a Legal SecretaryE8.


Additional Requirements and Information

Some positions may require stenographic skills.

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

You must attach a resume and cover letter in order to be considered for this position.

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.

Salary
  • $23.22 - $32.20/hour


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