Equity Advantage VUL

                                                                     Exhibit (l)

                                                                   April 3, 2008

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 Pre-Effective Amendment No. 2 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
     based on the Policy's face amount and the characteristics of the insured.

I hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as an Exhibit to this
Pre-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., M.A.A.A.
                                        Vice President