Register Your Interest (Wills and Probate) - Talent Bank
Contract: Full-time, Permanent
Location: Maidenhead (Hybrid – 3 days on-site)
Salary: Competitive (depending on experience)
Let’s Change the Way the World Deals with Death.
At Dignity, we believe there's a better way to support families through loss and we’re doing things differently. That’s why we’ve joined forces with Farewill, the UK’s top-rated probate provider, to create something truly unique: a warmer, simpler, and more human experience around death.
We’re growing fast and whether you're early in your career or a seasoned probate specialist, we’d love for you to be part of our next chapter.
We’re building our Wills & Probate team in Maidenhead and this is your opportunity to register your interest and be first in line for future roles.
The Role:
We help families navigate some of the most difficult times in their lives. Whether you’re legally qualified or come from a strong background in wills, tax, trusts, or private client services, you’ll play a key role in guiding estates through the probate process with care, clarity, and professionalism.
As part of a brand new and fast-growing probate team, you’ll be supporting estates large and small, from initial client contact to final distribution.
We welcome applications at all levels. If you bring some of the following, we’d love to hear from you:
- Experience in probate, estate administration, wills, trusts, or tax
- A background in a law firm, legal services provider, or similar environment
- Empathy, professionalism, and confidence when supporting clients
- Strong attention to detail and the ability to manage competing priorities
- A legal qualification (Solicitor, CILEX, etc.) or STEP/SFE accreditation is great but not essential
Key Responsibilities:
- As part of our expanding team, you could be:
- Supporting families through probate with clarity and compassion
- Preparing key documents and guiding estates through to distribution
- Advising on wills, intestacy, inheritance tax, and trusts
- Contributing to a better, faster, and more human probate experience
- Helping us grow – whether by mentoring others, improving how we work, or sharing your legal knowledge
About You:
We’re open to applicants at all levels of experience — whether you're early in your career or have been in private client practice for years, we want to hear from you if you have:
- A background in probate, estate administration, wills, tax, or trusts
- Experience in a law firm, legal services provider, or related setting
- A legal qualification (Solicitor, CILEX, or equivalent) — desirable but not essential
- A confident, professional communication style with empathy for clients
- High attention to detail and strong organisational skills
- The ability to work independently and as part of a collaborative team
- A desire to grow in a fast-moving, purpose-led organisation
- STEP or SFE accreditation is a bonus but not required.
What We Offer:
- Competitive salary depending on experience*
- 25 days holiday + bank holidays
- x2 Life Assurance
- Pension scheme
- Hybrid working (3 days in our Maidenhead office)
- Clear development and progression paths
- The opportunity to help shape a new team and make a real difference to people at a vulnerable time
Next Steps:
Why Join the Talent Bank?
By registering your interest, you’ll be the first to hear about upcoming roles in our dynamic, purpose-driven team. Whether you’re actively looking or just exploring future opportunities, we’d love to stay in touch.
Together, we’re rethinking how people experience loss — and building something meaningful, with people at its heart.
Interested? Click “Apply” to register and we’ll be in touch when a suitable opportunity comes up.
About Us
We are Dignity, one of the UK’s oldest and most trusted funeral providers, with over 200 years of history, 570 branches, and 46 crematoria. From launching the UK’s first funeral plan to helping shape modern regulation, we have led the way in supporting families with care, compassion, and professionalism.
Now we are building the UK’s leading end of life company. As part of the Dignity Group, we also operate Farewill, the country’s largest will writer and one of the UK’s top probate providers, giving families support not just at the funeral, but before and after as well.
Today we are over 4,000 people across the UK, all driven by the same goal: to care for families with compassion and make the UK a world leader in end of life care. Here to help, whenever you need.
FCA Statement
We’re regulated by the FCA, so some roles may be subject to background checks
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Statement
We know that diverse teams make better decisions, build better products, and create a better place to work. Whoever you are, wherever you’re from, and whatever your life looks like, we’d love to hear from you. And if there’s anything you need to make the process more accessible, please let us know
Unsolicited applications from agencies will be treated as direct candidate applications and no fees will be payable.
We may close this advert early depending on application volume, so we encourage early applications.