Legal Insurance

Legal Insurance

Overview

You're more likely to need legal services than to be hospitalized. Yet, while most people have medical insurance, they have no safety net to handle legal events in their life. With MetLife Legal Plans, you can obtain services from attorneys in much the same way as you do from the doctors who participate in your medical plan.


MetLife Legal Plans provides access to a nationwide network of 19,000+ attorneys for help with a wide range of legal matters, such as:

  • Wills and Estate Planning
  • Family Law (Name Change, Adoption)
  • Consumer Protection (Consumer Fraud)
  • Juvenile Court Matters (Includes Criminal Matters)
  • Debt-Related Matters (Bankruptcy, Tax Audits)
  • Home and Real Estate Matters (Purchase or Sale of a Home, Security Deposits)
  • And more!

 

Service through MetLife Legal Plans also means no deductibles, copays, claim forms, or waiting periods. You can start as soon as you enroll. Additionally, the plan’s Digital Estate Planning Solution allows you to complete wills and powers of attorney online in as little as 15 minutes.

 

As a new hire, you can enroll within 30 days of your benefits eligible date. Outside of your new hire enrollment period, enrollment is limited to the company's annual enrollment period. $17.80 per month, via payroll deduction, covers you, your spouse/domestic partner and dependents.

Enrollment

Enjoy life.  Worry Less.

 

Note: When you enroll, you are enrolling for the full plan year and must remain in the plan until the next annual enrollment period. You may only cancel your legal plan during annual enrollment or with a qualifying life event. To cancel, please call the employee service center at 1-800-821-6400.

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Contact Us

 Phone:
1-855-429-8930
 Hours
 M-F 8a-5p CST
 Email
customer.service@mercer.com

Enroll in Metlife Legal Plans

Contact a network attorney either through our online member database (members.legalplans.com) or calling the Client Service Center at 800.821.6400.

Receive unlimited legal advice and representation on covered matters when you need it.

FAQs

Answers about the plan, including eligibility, options, enrollment, customer service and more.
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  • Who is the provider?
    MetLife Legal Plans is the country’s largest provider of legal voluntary benefits, serving over 5 million people at over 4,000 organizations, including over 220 of Fortune 500® companies. We have over 45 years of experience in employee legal services and are committed to providing excellent care to our plan members, sponsors and network attorneys.

  • How can this help me?

    Have you ever wished you had an attorney in the family? Someone who could:

    • Send a letter to an auto dealership and get them to fix your car right.
    • Call the credit card company so they could handle a disputed charge on your account.
    • Review contracts related to a home purchase or sale.

     

     

    We encounter numerous legal matters throughout the course of our lives. Having access to an attorney to help navigate legal situations put you in the driver's seat and helps you get the best outcome for yourself and your loved ones.

  • Who is eligible?
    You, your spouse and qualifying dependents are eligible.

  • What’s covered?
    For a full listing of what is covered, please refer to the plan certificate or call MetLife Legal Plans at 1-800-821-6400 from 8:00a.m. to 8:00p.m. Monday-Friday, Eastern Time.

  • Are there any exclusions?

    The plan covers most personal legal services. The following matters are excluded from coverage:

    • Employment-related matters, including company or statutory benefits
    • Matters involving your employer, MetLife and affiliates, and Plan Attorneys
    • Matters in which there is a conflict of interest between the employee and spouse or dependents in which case services are excluded for the spouse and dependents
    • Appeals and class actions
    • Farm matters, business or investment matters, matters involving property held for investment or rental, or issues when the Participant is the landlord
    • Patent, trademark and copyright matters
    • Costs or fines
    • Frivolous or unethical matters
    • Matters for which an attorney-client relationship exists prior to the Participant becoming eligible for plan benefits


    Please Note: You are encouraged to use the plan to resolve as many legal issues as possible, even if they are pre-existing matters. The only pre-existing matters that are not covered are those for which you have retained an attorney before becoming eligible for plan benefits. This is necessary to protect the existing attorney-client relationship.


    Please refer to the plan certificate for additional details.

  • What attorney can I use?

    You'll have access to a nationwide network of more than 19,000 participating attorneys from which to choose. Network Attorneys have an average of 25 years or more of legal experience and have met a stringent selection criteria. If you stay within the network, covered legal services are provided with no additional attorney fees. You also have the flexibility to use an out-of-network attorney and get reimbursed for covered services according to a set fee schedule.

     
    Visit MetLife Legal Plans to find a Network Attorney near you.

  • How is the attorney paid?
    Attorney services for covered legal matters are fully paid for by the plan except for excluded matters and third-party fees. When services are rendered for covered matters, you do not receive a bill for the Network Attorney and they do not complete a claim form. All billing and payments are handled directly between the Network Attorney and the plan.

  • What if my employment status changes?
    You may continue coverage by electing the option of portability when you no longer qualify as an eligible employee of the Policyholder or as a Member of the group to which the Plan is issued. You must apply for portability within 30 days of your last day of employment. Portability coverage will take effect, subject to payment of the initial premium, as of the date your coverage under the group policy terminates.

Group legal plans are administered by MetLife Legal Plans, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio. In California, this entity operates under the name MetLife Legal Insurance Services. In certain states, group legal plans are provided through insurance coverage underwritten by Metropolitan General Insurance Company, Warwick, RI. For costs and complete details of the coverage, call or write the company.