Legal Secretary, 7-9 (Licensing and Regulation Division)
State of Michigan
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Legal Secretary 7-9 - Financial Crimes Division
State of Michigan
Attorney General
Location
Michigan, 48909
Salary
$23.22 - $32.20
per hour
Type
Full-Time
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April 2, 2026
SES Pay Grade
Base salary range: $147,649 - $221,900
Typical requirements: Executive-level leadership experience. Senior executive qualifications required.
Note: Actual salary includes locality pay (15-40%+ depending on location).
Job Description
Summary
This job involves supporting lawyers in a state unit that handles child support cases related to financial crimes, by preparing legal documents, managing court schedules, and communicating with clients and others.
It's a busy role that requires strong organizational skills and experience in office work, especially in legal settings.
A good fit would be someone detail-oriented with prior secretarial experience who enjoys helping with high-volume legal tasks in a government environment.
Key Requirements
- High school diploma or equivalent
- For Legal Secretary 7: Two years of administrative support experience with PC use for correspondence and data management, including one year at a 6-level equivalent
- For Legal Secretary 8: Three years of administrative support experience with PC use, including one year in legal secretarial practices equivalent to Legal Secretary 7
- For Legal Secretary 9: Four years of office experience in administrative support, including two years in legal secretarial practices equivalent to Legal Secretary 7 or one year equivalent to Legal Secretary 8
- Proficiency in preparing and finalizing legal pleadings for state and federal courts
- Ability to coordinate attorney schedules for high-volume caseloads and court hearings
- Strong communication skills for interacting with defense attorneys, victims, and witnesses via phone and email
Full Job Description
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This position provides experienced legal secretary services to litigation attorneys in the Financial Crimes Division’s Child Support Unit in the Department of Attorney General. This position requires considerable knowledge and expertise to proficiently prepare and finalize legal pleadings for filing with the various state and federal courts. This position also performs a wide variety of other legal secretarial duties, including coordinating attorney schedules for attendance at court hearings for a high-volume caseload, and communicating efficiently and courteously with defense attorneys, victims, and witnesses on the phone and via email.
Position Description
Requirements
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 Information
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