‘Court Support Staff Certification Training’ offered in Detroit
The Michigan Judicial Institute will present “Court Support Staff Certification Training” on Wednesday and Thursday, July 26-27, from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago-Detroit Branch, 1600 East Warren Ave. in Detroit.
MJI is pleased to offer a regional court support staff certification training. This is a voluntary certification process for newer court and county clerk support staff. This training has been developed in collaboration with court administrator associations and county clerks.
The purpose of court support staff certification is to assure that front-line clerks, deputy clerks, clerks/typists, receptionists, and other support staff have the knowledge and specialized skills necessary to perform their jobs with competence and confidence.
The training will cover four core modules:
• Purposes and Responsibilities of Courts
• Customer Service
• Records, Policy, and Procedures
• Professionalism and Ethics
Attendance at both days of the training is required. To register, visit https://mjieducation.mi.gov and scroll down to “Upcoming MJI Events.”
Professional Ethics Committee approves digital property opinion
A new ethics opinion provides additional guidance regarding the extent of lawyers’ obligations to safeguard digital property under MRPC 1.15(d).
The State Bar of Michigan’s Professional Ethics Committee opinion emphasizes the importance of protecting digital assets entrusted to attorneys and finds that the responsibility to safeguard digital property is equivalent to any other property.
While acknowledging the complexities of digital assets, the opinion also clarifies that an attorney’s obligation is to safeguard the native format of digital property. For instance, an attorney must safeguard a USB drive, but the attorney is not obligated to update the file or format of the data it contains.
The opinion outlines multiple scenarios regarding digital property and provides clarity on requirements for cloud-based digital property, password protection, and means of access for digital property.
To read the entire digital property opinion, visit www.michbar.org/opinions/ethics/numbered_opinions/RI-388.
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