Time commitment
One intake conversation, about one hour.
Birchbark Civil Counsel (Demo) is hosting this fictional posting for Ramsey. The matter is intake for a renter who needs a file opened.
The volunteer takes the names, the hearing date, and the papers the renter brought. Staff open the file the next day.
Staff decide whether the case is accepted. The volunteer does not. The posting is labeled [DEMO] and is not an offer of legal help from a real office.
Required skills
Comfort reading a notice and writing plain sentences. Staff walk through the file before the first meeting.