Metlife Law Services
PittPerks now offers legal services through MetLife as a voluntary service. MetLife Legal Services connects you to a nationwide network of over 17,000 pre-qualified lawyers to choose from whenever you need them for a small fee of $17.00 per month, no matter how often you need their services. After registration, employees have access to a lawyer through MetLife Legal Plans` national network of lawyers as if they had a head start. Employees can turn to a lawyer for a variety of legal services, including court appearances, identity theft, financial matters, preparing legal documents, wills, trusts, powers of attorney, family matters, and more. Services are available in person, by phone and online. Use MetLife Legal Plans` legal services. Our goal is to help our members get the legal services they need, quickly, easily and cost-effectively. If you have questions about plan benefits, contact MetLife Legal at 1-800-821-6400 or visit the website at www.legalplans.com. For an affordable monthly fee, our Legal Employee Benefits Program provides value, convenience and security 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. MetLife Legal Plans includes office advice 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. Many people dread the cost of legal fees and don`t know how to find the right lawyer for their needs.
MetLife Legal plans are smart, simple and affordable. This is an easy-to-manage voluntary service that tackles this issue by providing affordable and practical legal advice for day-to-day personal legal needs. MetLife Legal Plan legal services are generally offered as part of a flexible benefits menu from which the employee selects the most appropriate services for their needs. Our voluntary benefit is paid by the employee through payroll deductions of $20.75 per month and $9.58 every two weeks. We became Hyatt Legal Plans in 1990 and were acquired by MetLife in 1997, where we have been operating ever since. We now provide services to more than 3,000 organizations and nearly 5 million people. Finding an affordable lawyer to represent you when you`re dealing with creditors, buying or selling your home, or even preparing your will can be challenging. There is now a smart, simple and cost-effective solution managed by Hyatt Legal Plans.
MetLife Legal Plan is a legal advice plan that provides you, your spouse and loved ones with legal representation at a price that doesn`t exceed your budget. The cost is $25.86 per month for 10 months. “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.) 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 prepaid legal plan. Payments are made through convenient payroll deductions. 1 participant responsible for paying the difference between the expected reimbursements and the lawyer`s actual fees for the services. Plans juridiques du groupe de MetLife Legal Plans, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio. In some states, group legal plans are provided through insurance coverage signed by the Metropolitan Property and Casualty Insurance Company and Affiliates, Warwick, RI.
Not all services are available in all states. For more information, see your plan description. MetLife® is a registered trademark of Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, New York, NY. ©2020 MetLife Services and Solutions, LLC, MetLife Legal Plans, Inc., 1111 Superior Avenue, Suite 800, Cleveland, OH 44114 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 matters are excluded from all plans: MetLife Legal Plans provides fully covered services for the most frequently needed personal legal matters, as well as advice and guidance on an unlimited number of personal legal matters. Plans juridiques du groupe de 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. Our organization (The Hyatt Organization) was founded in 1977 with the simple idea that legal services should be affordable and accessible. People agreed and we became one of the largest law firms in the United States. Felicia Surtel, Chief Financial Officer, oversees accounting, financial planning and reporting, and strategic planning for MetLife Legal Plans. Felicia joined MLP in 2016 as Head of Finance and Corporate Planning and Strategy. Previously, she held several leadership positions at MetLife, leading the spend planning, financial analysis and reporting, and ROI teams. Our goals have not changed since 1977. Through our plan, employees get legal help for a lawyer, anywhere, anytime for about $20 a month. In addition, employers get a benefit that appeals to future employees while improving the lives of their current workforce, all at little or no cost.
You can also visit the Covered Services section to see examples of legal issues covered. 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. Eligible employees must log on to the PittPerks website during the annual open registration period. New employees can log in outside the open registration period (within 31 days of hire). The cost of the plan ($17.00 per month) is paid through payroll deductions – similar to PittPerks` other voluntary benefits. Claire Godlewski, Assistant Vice President of Operations and Regional Market Administration, joined MetLife Legal Plans in 2002. Prior to her current role in 2015, she held positions responsible for the regional market, MetLife and Mercer platform, national accounts, and was a supervisor in the administration of large groups. Claire graduated from Ohio University with a Bachelor of Business Administration. 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). 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. · Preparation of affidavits and powers of attorney The service cannot be registered by regular registration of the service with Pitt Worx or by submitting a registration form. To access PittPerks and sign up for the benefit: If you are a member of a legal plan, you can quickly access the 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). 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 already registered, simply sign up or log in to view your coverage and find a lawyer, simply choose a lawyer from the network and make an appointment.
We take care of the rest. 62% of working adults have been involved in a legal case in the past three years.3 Log in during open registration or as a new employee (within the first 60 days of employment).
