Legal problems arise when you get married, have a baby, buy a house, lose a loved one, or have legal documents drafted. For example, since lawyers typically charge $370 per hour for services, the value of a prepaid legal plan is easy to see.* The prepaid legal plan allows you to schedule an unlimited number of 30-minute phone consultations with a lawyer. Each consultation must focus on a single issue. You can also arrange an annual one-hour legal review. Attorney Ben Schwartz explains how someone can be sentenced to life in prison plus 100 years. Life is full of times when you may need legal help. From exciting times like buying a home to less exciting times like a speeding ticket, we`re making legal aid for life`s big moments affordable, accessible and easy. An annual legal review to assess your estate plan or update previous recommendations MetLife Legal Plans is the only provider that covers office and telephone advice for an unlimited number of covered and uncovered personal legal matters, as long as they are not excluded. These services are provided by local network lawyers. 62% of working adults have been involved in a legal problem in the past three years.3 Our plan covers a wide range of different legal issues and there are no restrictions on how often you can use your plan. The plan also includes unlimited initial consultations with a lawyer, as long as it is not an excluded issue. Our goal has always been to provide affordable, quality legal aid and to make it easier for you to get that help. We offer access to lawyers for all of the above issues and more for a low monthly fee with no waiting, deductibles, co-payments or claim forms if you use a network lawyer for a covered matter.
Our lawyers will guide you from start to finish, no matter how long it takes to resolve your issue. Choose from a wide range of legal forms. Download the forms as many times as you want and save them to your LegalZoom online library. Life Plus learned in October 1999 that Wayne was a member of a competing network marketing company, PrePaid Legal, which sold legal expenses insurance. Fran was not on PrePaid Legal`s membership list, but Life Plus still believed that Fran and Wayne worked together as a team for PrePaid Legal. Life Plus feared that Wayne and Fran would engage in cross-line sponsorship, removing members from Life Plus` exclusive client lists. Members of our prepaid legal plans can get legal advice on a range of personal and family matters. Regular legal consultations last 30 minutes and the annual legal review lasts 1 hour. Each legal issue must be unique. Sign up for prepaid legal services today. Lawyers are not only there for emergencies.
Good legal advice helps you make informed decisions on a variety of personal issues: MetLife Legal Plans gives you access to expert legal help so you can safely master life`s big moments. A legal plan can help if you: Your membership covers you, your spouse and your dependent children in personal matters. If you or your spouse have a business, consider our Business Advantage Pro legal plan, which covers both personal and professional matters. With a group legal plan, you`ll have easy access to the expert legal help you need – from estate planning to real estate to traffic issues. If you are a member of a legal plan, you can quickly access the plan members page to view your employer`s legal plan coverage, or call our Customer Service Centre at 800-821-6400 (8 a.m. to 8 p.m. EST, Monday to Friday). This public forum is not intended to provide legal advice and is not a substitute for professional legal advice.
Unless expressly stated, the Content is not designed, approved or reviewed by LegalZoom. It`s simply a place where customers can help customers. If you need legal advice, LegalZoom can connect you with a licensed, independent attorney. If you provide answers, please do not provide legal advice if you are not qualified or authorized. A legal regime provides fully covered services for many of the most common personal legal issues, as well as advice and guidance on an unlimited number of personal legal issues. Our personal legal plan, Legal Advantage, gives you unlimited 30-minute advice on new legal issues for a low monthly fee. Start building relationships with lawyers you can trust by signing up for our prepaid legal plan. Cover the cost of a range of legal issues with a legal plan and access experienced lawyers to help you with estate planning and more. 1 Average monthly rate for MetLife Legal Plan.
Average hourly rate of $370.00 based on years of legal experience, National Law Journal and ALM Legal Intelligence, Law Firm Industry Survey (2018). Life changes and so does the law. Our network of trusted lawyers is able to advise you on all personal legal matters: any legal document up to 10 pages is covered by your prepaid membership in the legal department. There is a flat fee for longer documents: Group Legal Plans by MetLife Legal Plans, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio. In some states, group legal plans are provided by insurance coverage signed by the Metropolitan General Insurance Company and Affiliates, Warwick, RI. Not all services are available in all states. No services, including counselling, are provided for: 1) employment-related matters, including benefits or benefits; (2) matters involving the employer, MetLife and affiliates and plan lawyers; 3) matters where there is a conflict of interest between the employee and the spouse or dependants, where services to spouse and dependants are excluded; (4) appeals and class actions; (5) agricultural and commercial matters, including rental matters, if the participant is the owner; (6) patent, trademark and copyright issues; (7) costs and fines; (8) frivolous or unethical matters; 9) Matters in which a lawyer has a relationship with the client before the member becomes entitled to benefits under the plan. For all other personal legal matters, an advisory service is provided. Additional representation is also provided for certain cases. For more information, see your plan description. MetLife is a registered trademark of MetLife® Services and Solutions, LLC, New York, NY.
Signing up for a legal plan is like having a lawyer by your side. If you use a network lawyer for the covered services, all attorney fees are covered by the legal plan. Payments for the plan are made through convenient payroll deductions. For approximately $20 per month, our Legal Employee Benefits Program offers value, convenience and confidence by giving you easy and cost-effective access to lawyers for a variety of personal legal services, including advice and advice on an unlimited number of personal legal matters. Yes, MetLife Legal Plans encourages members to use the plan to resolve as many legal issues as possible, even if they are pre-existing issues. The only pre-existing issues that are not covered are those for which you retained a lawyer before you were eligible for plan benefits. « Fully covered » means that all legal services related to the covered case will be paid for by the legal regime if you use a lawyer in the network. There are no copayments, deductibles or claim forms if you use a network lawyer.
You are also entitled to advice and guidance on matters that are not fully covered by the plan, as long as they are not excluded.