A lot of curious people have asked me what my thoughts are on Legal Shield and similar companies like MetLife Legal and you know I've been an attorney for over 13 years and I've actually had quite a bit of experience with companies of this nature I have no affiliation with them I just had experience with them and I've heard feedback from others now the first bit of feedback that I've heard is that some of these companies feel kind of scummy they're often times set up on a commission.
Almost with multi-level marketing type structures where somebody is really trying to sell you to get their memberships and they're really pushing you and pushing others to subscribe on sort of a multi-level marketing type basis I've heard the comparison made to extended warranties terrific.
Just sold an extended warranty for a basketball for some people extended warranties on your motor vehicle are a great idea but if you're the type of person that doesn't like getting texts and things like that about why your vehicle's almost out of warranty and why you should sign up with whatever this company is to get your extended warranty then maybe you're the type of person who doesn't love the idea of a company like LegalShield which is kind of a a salesy type of thing number two.
I've heard that it's hard for companies like LegalShield and met life legal to attract attorney providers who are really high quality now I don't want to paint with a broad brush and say there aren't quality attorneys that do work for these organizations I know that's not true but I do understand why that feedback from people might exist I think.
Of the analogy of the struggling restaurant that offers a lot of coupons because they're having a hard time bringing in business you know the busy Steakhouse that has a line around the door, they typically aren't offering big coupons on their steaks because they don't have to because there.
In such demand and companies like Legal Shield and MetLife and all those they ask the attorney providers to give a rate reduction now if you're a really high quality attorney that has kind of a line around the door you're in such high demand why would you offer a discount if you're already in high demand without offering a discount do I want the kind of attorney who's willing to offer discounts or do.
I want the attorney that's in demand such that he doesn't feel the need to offer coupons number three, and I think this is probably the most important is that you are really.
Don't get to pick from the full pool of attorneys in your community if you go with a Legal Shield or MetLife.
Now let me kind of be more specific let's say you need a trust d well you probably don't want to go to just sort of a general provider that MetLife or LegalShield offers you really want to go to the expert the guy who's written thousands of wills and trusts um and if you let's say you got bit by a dog well you probably want to go to the dog bite lawyer you know there are attorneys out there that only handle that type of case when.
You're shopping for an attorney the cheap attorney is not necessarily the best attorney you've heard this saying Penny wise pound foolish well that is definitely true with lawyers who cares if they're cheap if it's not the right lawyer for your case.
I don't want you to think that I'm bashing these companies like Lega.
Shield and met life legal I think they have a purpose you know I've heard feedback that when you need something like a simple demand letter maybe you have a pesky neighbor whose fence is giving you problems well I've heard feedback that these companies do a good job with an attorney to prepared demand letters and things like that and.
I don't want to paint with a broad brush and say that there are no good attorneys that work for these organizations I'm sure there are I'm just talking about my own experience.
And the experience that I've had is that the quality of the work is not topnotch.
I haven't seen for example a high-quality last will in Testament come out of a legal services provider company that's just my experience and the feedback I've heard from others is similar and so.
I think you need to as you're shopping for these things be eyes wide open and instead of shopping for maybe the cheapest attorney maybe you search for the right attorney for your particular need.
J. Amoros
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