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Prepaid Legal: A Practical way to "Retain" Lawyers and Legal Help
from: James HuntNearly everyone will need lawyers at some point in his or her
life. Whether it's to draft a will, draw up a contract, find
legal help and advice or obtain a divorce, lawyers provide the
expertise other citizens don't have. However, legal help can be
expensive, and most people can't afford to retain a lawyer or a
firm for those instances when something just comes up. An
increasingly popular solution to this problem is prepaid legal.
Prepaid legal functions on much the same premise as insurance.
When one buys auto insurance, the expectation is that a
regularly paid premium assures the purchaser that the company
will cover the expenses necessary to fix an unexpected problem.
Medical/health insurance carries with it the same expectation.
When purchasing legal help through a prepaid legal plan, one is,
in essence, receiving legal insurance. Lawyers are on hand to
provide advice and/or representation as needed. However, like
other forms of insurance, prepaid legal features different
levels of covered services and different prices, depending upon
which plan is chosen.
Some employers offer prepaid legal help as a fringe benefit. It
is also possible to purchase through "group legal plans" through
coops and other groups. Before choosing a plan, however, it is
important to be sure the company offering the service is
reputable. Checking with the Better Business Bureau can be a big
help.
Lawyers can be expensive. Hourly rates are high, and the cost of
legal help on retainer is often prohibitive for most people
without large amounts of wealth. But at some point everyone will
experience a need for legal help, or at least access to lawyers.
A prepaid legal plan can help alleviate the high cost of legal
representation, while ensuring that legal advice is readily
available.
About the author:
James Hunt has spent 15 years as a professional writer and
researcher covering stories that cover a whole spectrum of
interest. Read more at
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