General Clerk

Position Description

Join Michigan’s State Appellate Defender Office (SADO) as a full-time General Clerk at our Detroit office. The General Clerk performs a variety of clerical tasks in support of the organization’s mission to provide legal representation for people who cannot afford their own attorneys to appeal their criminal convictions. The position pays from $42,490 to $60,009, depending on experience and qualifications.

Job Responsibilities

Specific Duties Include, But Are Not Limited To

• Answer phones and greet office visitors
• Process and route incoming and outgoing mail
• Scan and download files and large volumes of records
• Process and organize closed files
• Enter data into various software applications and retrieve information
• Stock supplies
• Organize office space, including moving equipment and furniture with assistance as needed
• Prepare and send routine correspondence and assist with mass mailings
• Pick-up records in the metro-Detroit area as needed
  
  

Benefits Provided

State Employee Benefits Are Comprehensive And Include

• Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance
• 401k plan with up to a 9% employer contribution (partial vesting begins at 2 years)
• 13 paid holidays
• 3 weeks of paid vacation in year one
• Paid sick time and, for eligible employees, paid parental leave
• Long-term disability insurance
• Paid training opportunities
• Casual dress as appropriate
• Annual pay increases up to the maximum of the pay range with satisfactory performance