Legal Secretary – Attorney General’s Office

Position Information

Agency Level: State

Agency: Attorney General’s Office

Job Title: Legal Secretary

Job Reference/ID Number: 1101-26-003

Work Location: Lansing, MI

Department: Public Service Division

Salary: $23.22 – $32.20 Hourly

Position: Full-Time

Posting Date: 01/06/2026

Application Deadline: 01/21/2026

Job Description

Job Overview:

This position will provide experienced legal secretary duties for the Public Service Division.

Responsibilities and Duties:

Examples of such duties include: preparation of legal pleadings, briefs, letters and memoranda utilizing legal terminology, practices, procedures and formatting, preparation of appearances, notices, subpoenas, proofs of service, and maintaining litigation files. Further examples include inputting data into the Division and Department case management systems, serving as liaison between the Division attorneys and the Michigan Public Service Commission, docketing litigation case flow, maintaining hearing calendars, receiving and screening visitors and telephone calls

Minimum Qualifications:

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 Secretary E8.

Application Instructions:

You must attach a Cover Letter, Resume and Transcripts (if applicable) to the Attachments section of your application to be considered for this position.

Apply Here: https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/michigan/jobs/5188559/legal-secretary-7-9-public-service-division?department%5B0%5D=Attorney%20General&sort=PostingDate%7CDescending&pagetype=jobOpportunitiesJobs

Accommodations
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