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      <p class="planBoxText">With <a href='/MS/common/pop-about.jsp' class='lightview' rel='iframe' title=":: :: topclose: true, width: 483, height: 420">Pre-Paid Legal Services</a>, you can embrace freedom, excitement <em>and</em> the personal fulfillment of owning your own business and helping others. <a href="#scroller" onclick="my_glider.goTo('2'); return false;">A day in the life</a> of an Independent Associate includes setting your own hours, developing and working with your own  organization, and <a href="#scroller" onclick="my_glider.goTo('5'); return false;">so much more</a>. </p>
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            <h2>Becoming a Pre-Paid Legal Independent Associate means:</h2>
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  <li>Finally! You can <strong>set your own schedule</strong>. This means you can be at family events,  enjoy holidays, and take vacations when you want.</li>
  <li><strong>Tax  benefits.</strong> Receive great tax benefits as a small business owner.</li>
  <li><strong>Grow your  business.</strong> Just want to work part time? This is the business for you! Want  to work full time? You can do that too! You're the boss, the choice is yours.</li>
  <li><strong>Work from  home</strong>. Enjoy a comfortable work-from home career that's ideal for  stay-at-home parents, retirees, or anyone 18 or older who wants the freedom and  comfort of working from home.</li>
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  <li><strong>Stay  Connected to your business wherever you go</strong> via Associate's Only. Register  for trainings and events, enjoy online training, track your business and check  your commissions, all through our secure website.</li>
  <li><strong>Make a  Difference</strong>: Help others who are out of work or searching for something new!  As a Pre-Paid Legal Independent Associate, you can sign others up to join you  in the business. Review your Success Guide to learn how you can build your own  organization and enjoy override commission. You can also help hardworking  families protect their rights, through Pre-Paid Legal plans. </li>
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  <li><strong>Direct Sales Compensation</strong><strong>*:</strong> Help others receive access to justice through the marketing of Pre-Paid Legal Plans. We offer a lucrative and competitive compensation structure which provides income for every <a href="/MS/common/chooseRegion.jsp?site=opp&lookup=planList">Pre-Paid Legal Plan</a> that you market. We've also designed this plan to grow with you, so the more you sell the higher you advance in the <a href='/MS/opp/opp-compensation.jsp?site=opp&lookup=planList' class='lightview' rel='iframe' title=":: :: topclose: true, width: 483, height: 420">compensation plan</a> and the more you receive for your sales.</li>
  <li><strong>Override Income*:</strong> You have the opportunity to sign others up to become Independent Associates just like you. These people may sign up others and so on. This makes up your organization. Whenever an Associate under you makes a sale, you may receive override income. </li>
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<p>*All Independent Associates receive a Success Guide with  full details on commissions. This information is also available online in  "Associates Only" at www.prepaidlegal.com.</p>
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<p><strong>A Day in the Life of  a New Independent Associate</strong></p>
<p>Our business is all about sharing Pre-Paid Legal and the  Business Opportunity, but when I first signed up, I felt excited about the  potential, but nervous at the same time. I had worked as an administrative  assistant for years, and this was a huge departure from what I was used to. My <a href='/MS/opp/opp-sponsor.jsp' class='lightview' rel='iframe' title=":: :: topclose: true, width: 483, height: 420">sponsor</a> Jan was amazing, though. She coached  me, helped me with my first <a href='/MS/opp/opp-pbr.jsp' class='lightview' rel='iframe' title=":: :: topclose: true, width: 483, height: 420">Private Business Reception</a> (PBR) and was always calling me to offer support and advice. But the first time I made a call by  myself, I was terrified.</p>
<p>I think I drove around the block about three or four times  before I managed to get enough nerve to pull in. There was nothing to be  nervous about, though. When I finally did knock on the door, Jane was warm  and friendly and very receptive. As a single mom of two rowdy boys, she was  really looking for an opportunity to supplement her income. I <a href='/MS/opp/opp-dvd.jsp' class='lightview' rel='iframe' title=":: :: topclose: true, width: 483, height: 420">played a DVD</a> for her, talked about the different  ways a Legal Plan could be beneficial, and before I knew it, she had signed up  to be a Member <em>and</em> an Associate. As I left Jane's house I was exhilarated, I was able to help a friend, and I had just earned my first commission on my own!</p>
<p>* The events and characters in the above illustrations are fictional. Any resemblance to real persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental.</p>
<p><a href="javascript:;" onclick="my_glider.next();return false">A day in the life of an Executive Director >></a>.</p>
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<p><strong>A Day in the Life of an Executive Director (ED)</strong></p>
<p>I've owned my own Pre-Paid Legal business for about three  years and let me tell you, I have never regretted it for a moment. As an ED, I  get to help those who are new to the business in my organization, get started.  I lend business advice, help them with <a href='/MS/opp/opp-pbr.jsp' class='lightview' rel='iframe' title=":: :: topclose: true, width: 483, height: 420">PBRs</a>, and offer as much encouragement as I can.</p>
<p>And the time freedom! Every morning I drop my kids off and  go back to the house to check up on my business via <a href='/MS/opp/opp-assocsOnly.jsp' class='lightview' rel='iframe' title=":: :: topclose: true, width: 483, height: 420">Associates Only</a>. Since I'm on daily direct deposits, I get paid as soon as my business processes. I can <a href='/MS/opp/opp-monitor.jsp' class='lightview' rel='iframe' title=":: :: topclose: true, width: 483, height: 420">monitor all my business</a> right from my home office. I also get to meet people, help people, and work with others, it's amazing. This business is one you can tailor to your personal preferences. Work from home by doing PBRs, expand to luncheons and <a href='/MS/opp/opp-briefings.jsp' class='lightview' rel='iframe' title=":: :: topclose: true, width: 483, height: 420">Business Briefings</a> in your area, or train for <a href='/MS/opp/opp-group.jsp' class='lightview' rel='iframe' title=":: :: topclose: true, width: 483, height: 420">group sales</a>, and visit local businesses to share about Pre-Paid Legal. You can also travel to other states if you want to expand your business even more. The sky is really the limit with Pre-Paid Legal.</p>
<p>There is so much freedom that comes with this business. It gives you such an opportunity to live for yourself while helping others protect their rights, helping others break free from their jobs and step out on their own. I know I'm making a difference, and that's huge.</p>
<p>* The events and characters in the above illustrations are fictional. Any resemblance to real persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental.</p>
<p><a href="javascript:;" onclick="my_glider.next();return false">A day in the life of a Platinum Executive Director >></a>.</p>
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<p><strong>A Day in the Life of a Platinum Level Executive Director </strong></p>
<p>I've been in Pre-Paid Legal close to 10 years now. At this point in my career, I've pretty well established my business. I have a great  organization of dedicated and hardworking Associates, and I spend most of my  days training, mentoring, and encouraging those who are new to my organization.  I also support the activities of those in my organization who are more  seasoned. I receive significant <a href='/MS/opp/opp-overrides.jsp' class='lightview' rel='iframe' title=":: :: topclose: true, width: 483, height: 420">overrides</a> from those working beneath me, and in addition, I collect  <a href='/MS/opp/opp-residuals.jsp' class='lightview' rel='iframe' title=":: :: topclose: true, width: 483, height: 420">residual income</a> each month from the memberships  I've sold. I speak at luncheons, help with PBRs, conduct Business Briefings and  monitor the progress of my organization and our sales via <a href='/MS/opp/opp-assocsOnly.jsp' class='lightview' rel='iframe' title=":: :: topclose: true, width: 483, height: 420">Associates Only</a>. My organization is like family,  we support each other, help each other and offer training and advice, so no  Associate ever feels like they're on their own. I wish everyone could  experience the blessings you can reap from a Pre-Paid Legal business.</p>
<p>My wife Jane and I take two vacations a year; one is  Pre-Paid Legal's yearly incentive trip which is amazing: They know how to treat  their Associates! Then when the kids are off for the holidays, we like to go  skiing for a week in Colorado.  And the coolest thing is, while we're on vacation, our <a href='/MS/opp/opp-overrides.jsp' class='lightview' rel='iframe' title=":: :: topclose: true, width: 483, height: 420">overrides</a> and <a href='/MS/opp/opp-residuals.jsp' class='lightview' rel='iframe' title=":: :: topclose: true, width: 483, height: 420">residuals</a> come in and are deposited directly into our account, so we make money even when  we're taking a break! </p>
<p>Jane helps me with Pre-Paid Legal sometimes, but her main  job is being a stay-at-home mom. Pre-Paid Legal has enabled us both to be there  for the kids, and we never miss a dance recital, football game, or track meet.</p>
<p>* The events and characters in the above illustrations are fictional. Any resemblance to real persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental.</p>
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