MetLaw Insurance
MetLaw provides affordable access to attorneys for a wide variety of personal legal services. Legal issues arise when employees get married, have a baby, buy or sell a home or become a caregiver for a spouse or parent. On average, lawyers charge upwards of $350 an hour for legal help. When a member uses a network attorney for covered services, all attorney fees are covered by the legal plan. Advice and consultations on an unlimited number of personal legal matters are also included.
Is there a specific time or month to enroll?
Enrollment is accepted during the January-February Annual Enrollment Period or within 60 days of your hire date as a new employee.
NEW FOR 2024!: Caregiving (Family First): You and your family have access to a highly trained CareTeam from Family First to help navigate Caregiving challenges. With our Caregiving benefit, you have access to support and guidance from a Caregiving Expert at Family First. The Expert will review your caregiving situation, work with you to a create holistic care plan, and provide the resources and support needed to make care-related decisions.
What matters are excluded?
- Employment-related matters, including company or statutory benefits
- Matters involving the employer, Network Attorneys, MetLife and affiliates
- 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 and business matters, including rental issues when the plan member is the landlord
- Patent, trademark and copyright matters
- Costs and fines
- Frivolous or unethical matters
- Matters for which an attorney-client relationship exists prior to the participant becoming eligible for plan benefits
Why get MetLaw from the Club?
- Acceptance is Guaranteed: No underwriting is needed.
- Affordable and Automatic Payroll/Pension Deduction
- Family Plan: Plan includes spouse and child coverage
- Over 17,500 attorneys operating in all 50 states and U.S. territories.
LAUSD employees are not currently eligible for enrollment.