LegalShield As the first company in the United States organized solely to design, underwrite and market legal service plans to consumers, LegalShieldSM (formerly PrePaid Legal) has been in business for nearly 40 years and provides legal services to over 1.4 million families across the U.S. and Canada. For one low monthly fee these prepaid legal plans, or memberships, offer a variety of legal services in a manner similar to medical insurance plans or HMOs. Members have direct, toll-free access to their provider law firm, rather than having to comb through the yellow pages for a referral. Provider firms are carefully selected and the quality of service is closely monitored to maintain the highest of standards. Last year alone, our firms received over 2.1 million calls from our Members.