Word Processing Assistant 5-E7: Environment, Natural Resouces, and Agriculture Division

Job Description

This position provides legal secretary duties for the various divisions within the Department of Attorney General. 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. This position will also provide back-up support to the Division Chief and Division Head Secretary as directed.

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.

Some positions may require stenographic skills.

Please attach a cover letter, resume, and official college transcripts (if applicable) to your application.  
  

Please note:  Applicants may be screened out for failure to attach the required resume, cover letter and transcripts to their application.

Starting Rate of Pay:  $38,376.00

More Information: http://www.michigan.gov/documents/LegalSecretary_12781_7.pdf