Re: Would Legal Insurance boost employment?

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It exists. Hyatt Legal. PPLSI. The reimbursement sucks
I've been told. Join the state bar referral service. It
should help. If not, do docuprep.
On 8/19/06, Still Looking wrote:
> If one only includes legal employment, then approximately
> 50&37; of licensed attorneys in the U.S. are unemployed as
> lawyers. Of those perhaps half would like to practice law
> but are either unable to secure associates positions or
> establish viable practices. Now I believe one of the
> great boons to the healthcare professions has been the
> rise of health insurance in the latter half of the 20th
> century, thus drastically reducing out of pocket expenses
> for the American consumer. Realistically, would people
> really spend money on the annual physical, when feeling
> healthy, if it were not covered? I doubt it. A similar
> situation is arising for dental insurance. The dental
> profession was in serious decline about 20 years ago, but
> the expansion of dental insurance has given the profession
> a major boost. Same with optical insurance.
>
> Now whenever the idea of legal insurance arises, it is
> always immediately squashed. Unethical. Unnecessary.
> With the out of pocket system now in place however, how
> many people actually use lawyers. I would say very few
> unless their situation is so dire, that they are forced
> to. If legal insurance existed, people could consult a
> general practitioner, every one to two years let's say.
> The generalist would review his client's general
> situation, i.e estate planning, real estate, areas of risk
> or concern. For minor issues such as a simple will, the
> generalist may prepare this themselves, for more complex
> areas the matter could be referred to a specialist.
> Eventually the generalist may want to specialize
> themselves. The insurance wouldn't even have to offer
> full coverage, it could have maximum annual benefits for
> example and co-payments and deductibles. As long as the
> public felt that they were going to get assistance and not
> socked with a bill for $1000 for a half day's worth of
> work, I think many more people would utilize attorneys.