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Posted: March 2, 2026 (1 day ago)

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Legal Secretary 7-9 (Limited Term) - Environment, Natural Resource, and Agriculture Division

State of Michigan

Attorney General

Fresh

Location

Michigan, 48909

Salary

$23.22 - $32.20

per hour

Closes

March 15, 2026

Job Description

Summary

This job is for a legal secretary in Michigan's Attorney General office, focusing on supporting lawyers in the environment, natural resources, and agriculture division by preparing legal documents, managing case files, and handling office tasks.

It's a limited-term position at levels 7-9, ideal for someone with administrative experience who enjoys detailed work in a legal setting and has strong computer skills for document preparation.

A good fit would be an organized professional comfortable with legal terminology and procedures.

Key Requirements

  • High school diploma or equivalent
  • For Level 7: Two years of administrative support experience with PC use for correspondence and data management, including one year at a 6-level equivalent
  • For Level 8: Three years of administrative support experience with PC use, including one year in legal secretarial practices equivalent to Level 7
  • For Level 9: Four years of office experience in administrative support, including two years in legal secretarial practices equivalent to Level 7 or one year equivalent to Level 8
  • Proficiency in preparing legal documents using correct terminology, format, and procedures
  • Ability to docket and organize case files
  • Some positions may require stenographic skills

Full Job Description




The purpose of this position is to provide Legal Secretary duties for the Environment, Natural Resources, and Agriculture 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

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

Some positions may require stenographic skills.

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


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Posted on NEOGOV: 3/2/2026 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 3/3/2026

Source: NEOGOV | ID: neogov-michigan-5255233