Equity Advantage VUL                                                 Exhibit (1)

                                 April 13, 2011

Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
200 Park Avenue
New York, New York

Gentlemen:

In my capacity as Vice President of Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (the
"Company"), I have provided actuarial advice concerning:

      The preparation of Post-Effective Amendment No. 3 to the registration
      statement on Form N-6 (File No. 333-147508) filed by Metropolitan Life
      Separate Account UL and the Company with the Securities and Exchange
      Commission under the Securities Act of 1933 with respect to variable life
      insurance policies (the "Registration Statement"); and

      The preparation of policy forms for the variable life insurance policies
      described in the Registration Statement (the "Policies").

It is my professional opinion that:

1.    The illustrations of death benefits, cash surrender values and cash values
      shown under "Partial Withdrawal" and in Appendix B of the Prospectus,
      based on the assumptions stated in the illustrations, are consistent with
      the provisions of the Policies. The rate structure of the Policies has not
      been designed so as to make the relationship between premiums and
      benefits, as shown in the illustrations, appear to be correspondingly more
      favorable to prospective purchasers of Policies for male insureds, aged 35
      in the underwriting class illustrated, than to prospective purchasers of
      Policies for insureds of other sexes or ages. Insureds in other
      underwriting classes may have higher cost of insurance charges.

2.    The illustration of net premiums shown under the heading "Charges -
      Deductions from Premiums" in the Prospectus contains the net premium
      amounts allocated to the Policy for a $4,000 premium.

3.    The maximum surrender charges shown in the examples of surrender charges
      under the heading "Charges - Surrender Charges" are the correct amounts.

I hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as an Exhibit to this
Post-Effective Amendment to the Registration Statement and to the use of my name
under the heading "Experts" in the Statement of Additional Information.

                                              Sincerely,

                                              /s/ Paul L. LeClair

                                              Paul L. LeClair, F.S.A.
                                              Vice President and Actuary