Our work is critical to maintaining equity, and a culture of diversity, equity and inclusion is integral to the way we do business and serve our clients. We are proud to offer legal protection that improves outcomes for a diverse and intergenerational workforce. Legal regimes improve employees` quality of life by helping them overcome stress, security and financial worries, and by allowing employers to offer competitive benefit packages that attract future talent. My partner and I decided it was time to do our estate planning. Our attorney in San Francisco made the process easier. He listened to what we wanted and made excellent recommendations on how best to plan for the future. He explained in plain language all the documents we signed. We recommend it for estate planning purposes. 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. If you are considering subscribing to the legal plan offered by your employer, visit our information centre. Your human resources or benefits department may provide you with an access code to register. Learn about estate planning documents, update them or create them Prior to joining MetLife Legal Plans, Kris served as CTO for startups in the fields of legal technology, automation, robotics and artificial intelligence. Kris holds engineering degrees from Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Pennsylvania. Prior to joining MetLife Legal Plans, Roger was Senior Counsel at MetLife, focusing on insurance regulation, customer and supplier contracts, bankruptcy and data protection law. He began his legal career as a partner at Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP. A writer, musician and language lover, Roger received his bachelor`s degree in elementary and early childhood education from Temple University and his J.D. from the University of Houston. «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.
(See Terms of Use for a list of excluded questions.) 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. MetLife Legal Plans offers a range of plan options, including customized legal plans for employers with more than 3,000 eligible employees. The legal plan offers a consulting advantage for most personal legal matters. In addition, many personal legal issues are fully covered. For a list of services fully covered by your organization`s legal plan, please register or call the Customer Service Centre at 800-821-6400. The following questions are excluded from all plans: Cover the cost of a range of legal issues with a legal plan, and have access to experienced lawyers to help you with estate planning and more. With the exception of plan exclusions, how you use the plan is limited only by your imagination. 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.
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. We take the utmost care in resolving your legal problems. Our Client Service Center is consistently recognized by the American Business Awards for its world-class customer service, and our network of lawyers includes carefully selected professionals with an average of 25 years of legal experience. Comprehensive coverage for over 60 legal matters, including: For approximately $20 per month, our employee benefits program provides value, convenience and confidence by giving you easy and cost-effective access to lawyers for a variety of personal legal services, including advice and guidance on an unlimited number of personal legal matters. We empower our employees by providing protection every step of the way. For competitive monthly costs, MetLife Legal Plans offers the financial security that comes with knowing that a lawyer will help you with your legal problems. Employees have unlimited access to a network of more than 18,000 qualified and experienced lawyers who help them manage simple and complex legal files. Plans include employees, their spouses and dependents. This service is tailored to your needs, so our network of lawyers is available in person, by phone, email and online, so you can easily communicate with a lawyer or plan your next move. MetLife Legal Plans makes it easy to get the legal help you can get by offering: Roger leads the legal department of MetLife Legal Plans and the Metropolitan General Insurance Company. Not only does he ensure our business remains compliant, but he also provides legal support for our aggressive growth strategies.
We have been part of MetLife`s product line for 25 years. Legal regimes are a versatile benefit for employees. Our plans include money matters, home and real estate, family and personal matters, civil lawsuits, estate planning, immigration assistance, document preparation, senior care issues, traffic and traffic accidents, and more. In addition, we seek improvements that include the legal needs of all our members.