{"id":240,"date":"2018-01-24T21:37:27","date_gmt":"2018-01-25T03:37:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/employment-services\/legal\/"},"modified":"2025-09-08T07:31:54","modified_gmt":"2025-09-08T12:31:54","slug":"legal","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/human-resources\/benefits\/legal\/","title":{"rendered":"Legal Plan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Legal Plan offers employees unlimited telephone advice and office consultations on virtually any personal legal matter.&nbsp; The Legal Plan is administered by MetLife Legal Plans, the largest provider of group legal plans in the United States and has been in business for over 30 years.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Macalester employees with a 0.50 FTE or higher are eligible for\u00a0 coverage. All\u00a0 coverage would include spouses\/domestic partners and dependents.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n<accordion-container\n    tag=\"section\"\n    class=\"accordion-group block-container\"\n    >\t\n\t<div class=\"accordion-group__outer\">\n\t    \t    <ul class=\"accordion-group__list\">\n\t        \t            <li class=\"accordion-group__list-item\">\n\t                <accordion-container-header\n\t                    tag=\"h3\"\n\t                    class=\"accordion-group__item-heading\"\n\t                >\n\t                    <accordion-container-header-button\n\t                        class=\"accordion-group__heading-button\"\n\t                        controls=\"accordion-group-1\"\n\t                        id=\"accordion-group-heading-button-1\"\n\t                    >\n\t                        <span class=\"accordion-group__button-text\">Plan Information<\/span>\n\t                        <span class=\"accordion-group__icon-wrap\">\n\t                        \t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"base-symbol accordion-group__button-icon\" viewbox=\"0 0 12 12\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <use xlink:href=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/macalester-2020\/dist\/svgs\/symbol-plus-small.svg#icon\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t                        <\/span>\n\t                    <\/accordion-container-header-button>\n\t                <\/accordion-container-header>\n\t                <accordion-container-panel\n\t                    id=\"accordion-group-1\"\n\t                    class=\"accordion-group__item-panel\"\n\t                >\n\t                    <div class=\"accordion-group__item-panel-inner\">\n\t                        <p><p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>The Legal Plan offers employees unlimited telephone advice and office consultations on virtually any personal legal matter.\u00a0 When using one of the Legal Plan\u2019s 18,000 attorneys for a covered legal matter, the attorney\u2019s fees are fully covered.\u00a0 No claim forms are needed. An out-of-network attorney option is also available.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:list --><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Civil litigation defense<\/li>\n<li>Debt matters<\/li>\n<li>Identity theft defense<\/li>\n<li>Purchase, sale, or refinancing of your home<\/li>\n<li>Traffic ticket defense<\/li>\n<li>Wills<\/li>\n<li>Living wills<\/li>\n<li>Powers of attorney<\/li>\n<li>Trusts<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!-- \/wp:list --><\/p><\/p>\n\t                    <\/div>\n\t                <\/accordion-container-panel>\n\t            <\/li>\n\t        \t            <li class=\"accordion-group__list-item\">\n\t                <accordion-container-header\n\t                    tag=\"h3\"\n\t                    class=\"accordion-group__item-heading\"\n\t                >\n\t                    <accordion-container-header-button\n\t                        class=\"accordion-group__heading-button\"\n\t                        controls=\"accordion-group-2\"\n\t                        id=\"accordion-group-heading-button-2\"\n\t                    >\n\t                        <span class=\"accordion-group__button-text\">Premiums<\/span>\n\t                        <span class=\"accordion-group__icon-wrap\">\n\t                        \t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"base-symbol accordion-group__button-icon\" viewbox=\"0 0 12 12\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <use xlink:href=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/macalester-2020\/dist\/svgs\/symbol-plus-small.svg#icon\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t                        <\/span>\n\t                    <\/accordion-container-header-button>\n\t                <\/accordion-container-header>\n\t                <accordion-container-panel\n\t                    id=\"accordion-group-2\"\n\t                    class=\"accordion-group__item-panel\"\n\t                >\n\t                    <div class=\"accordion-group__item-panel-inner\">\n\t                        <p><p>The cost is $18.00 per month.<\/p><\/p>\n\t                    <\/div>\n\t                <\/accordion-container-panel>\n\t            <\/li>\n\t        \t            <li class=\"accordion-group__list-item\">\n\t                <accordion-container-header\n\t                    tag=\"h3\"\n\t                    class=\"accordion-group__item-heading\"\n\t                >\n\t                    <accordion-container-header-button\n\t                        class=\"accordion-group__heading-button\"\n\t                        controls=\"accordion-group-3\"\n\t                        id=\"accordion-group-heading-button-3\"\n\t                    >\n\t                        <span class=\"accordion-group__button-text\">Creating an Account<\/span>\n\t                        <span class=\"accordion-group__icon-wrap\">\n\t                        \t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"base-symbol accordion-group__button-icon\" viewbox=\"0 0 12 12\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <use xlink:href=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/macalester-2020\/dist\/svgs\/symbol-plus-small.svg#icon\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t                        <\/span>\n\t                    <\/accordion-container-header-button>\n\t                <\/accordion-container-header>\n\t                <accordion-container-panel\n\t                    id=\"accordion-group-3\"\n\t                    class=\"accordion-group__item-panel\"\n\t                >\n\t                    <div class=\"accordion-group__item-panel-inner\">\n\t                        <p><p>You will need to create an account at <a href=\"http:\/\/legalplans.com\">legalplans.com<\/a> to access your benefits and use digital estate planning online. You can create the account using the email of your choice.<\/p><\/p>\n\t                    <\/div>\n\t                <\/accordion-container-panel>\n\t            <\/li>\n\t        \t            <li class=\"accordion-group__list-item\">\n\t                <accordion-container-header\n\t                    tag=\"h3\"\n\t                    class=\"accordion-group__item-heading\"\n\t                >\n\t                    <accordion-container-header-button\n\t                        class=\"accordion-group__heading-button\"\n\t                        controls=\"accordion-group-4\"\n\t                        id=\"accordion-group-heading-button-4\"\n\t                    >\n\t                        <span class=\"accordion-group__button-text\">Resources<\/span>\n\t                        <span class=\"accordion-group__icon-wrap\">\n\t                        \t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"base-symbol accordion-group__button-icon\" viewbox=\"0 0 12 12\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <use xlink:href=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/macalester-2020\/dist\/svgs\/symbol-plus-small.svg#icon\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t                        <\/span>\n\t                    <\/accordion-container-header-button>\n\t                <\/accordion-container-header>\n\t                <accordion-container-panel\n\t                    id=\"accordion-group-4\"\n\t                    class=\"accordion-group__item-panel\"\n\t                >\n\t                    <div class=\"accordion-group__item-panel-inner\">\n\t                        <p><ul id=\"block-c28f4ec7-d99c-4d73-ab46-d6f5c3742261\" class=\"block-editor-rich-text__editable block-editor-block-list__block wp-block is-selected wp-block-list rich-text\" role=\"document\" aria-label=\"Block: List\" data-block=\"c28f4ec7-d99c-4d73-ab46-d6f5c3742261\" data-type=\"core\/list\" data-title=\"List\">\n<li>ÈÕº«¾«Æ· <a href=\"https:\/\/www.legalplans.com\/\">legalplans.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Call Hyatt Legal at 800-821-6400 (Toll Free)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/human-resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/344\/2017\/10\/LAW_Informational_Brochure.pdf\">Informational Brochure<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/human-resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/344\/2022\/10\/MetLife-Legal-Plans-Fact-Sheet.pdf\">Fact Sheet<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/human-resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/344\/2017\/10\/LAW_Fee_Reimbursement_Schedule.pdf\">Fee Reimbursement Schedule<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/human-resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/344\/2014\/10\/LAW-2015-PortabilityProcedures.pdf\">Portability Measures<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/human-resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/344\/2022\/10\/Summary-Plan-Description-2023.pdf\">Summary Plan Description: MetLife Legal Plan (PDF)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/human-resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/344\/2022\/10\/MetLife-Legal-Plans-Plan-Description.pdf\">Plan Description: MetLife Legal Plan (PDF)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/p>\n\t                    <\/div>\n\t                <\/accordion-container-panel>\n\t            <\/li>\n\t        \t    <\/ul>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/accordion-container>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Legal Plan offers employees unlimited telephone advice and office consultations on virtually any personal legal matter.&nbsp; The Legal Plan is administered by MetLife Legal Plans, the largest provider of group legal plans in the United States and has been in business for over 30 years. 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