EXHIBIT 8 CONSENT OF SUTHERLAND ASBILL & BRENNAN LLP [Letterhead of Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP] December 18, 2000 PFL Life Insurance Company 4333 Edgewood Road NE Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52499 Re: Estate Enhancer Policy Gentlemen: We hereby consent to the reference to our name under the caption "Legal Matters" in the prospectus filed as part of Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Form S-6 registration statement for Legacy Builder Variable Life Separate Account (File No. 333-47644) (Estate Enhancer policy). In giving this consent, we do not admit that we are in the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Securities Act of 1933. Sincerely, SUTHERLAND ASBILL & BRENNAN LLP By: /s/ Frederick R. Bellamy, Esq ---------------------------------------- Frederick R. Bellamy, Esq.