Graduate Solicitor Apprentice (Dignity Funerals)
| Posting date: | 30 April 2026 |
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| Salary: | £30,000 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 30 May 2026 |
| Location: | SL6 8QZ |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | BPP |
| Job type: | Apprenticeship |
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Summary
Short Description: We help families through some of the hardest days of their lives. As part of the UK’s leading end-of-life group, Dignity supports 1 in every 8 families after a death - and increasingly, many of them need expert guidance on probate and estate administration. We’re growing fast, and we’re looking for an ambitious Law Graduate to join us on that journey. You’ll gain hands-on legal experience in a complex, regulated area of law while supporting people with empathy and clarity during a difficult time. This is a chance to grow your legal career in a purpose-led business - one that values emotional intelligence as much as academic achievement.
Full Description: The role:
We help families through some of the hardest days of their lives. As part of the UK’s leading end-of-life group, Dignity supports 1 in every 8 families after a death - and increasingly, many of them need expert guidance on probate and estate administration.
We’re growing fast, and we’re looking for an ambitious Law Graduate to join us on that journey. You’ll gain hands-on legal experience in a complex, regulated area of law while supporting people with empathy and clarity during a difficult time.
This is a chance to grow your legal career in a purpose-led business - one that values emotional intelligence as much as academic achievement.
Key responsibilities:
You’ll work alongside experienced case handlers and the Head of Legal to help deliver clear, high-quality support to families settling a loved one’s estate.
That includes:
· Supporting probate and estate administration across a wide range of estates - from simple cases to complex, high-value ones.
· Drafting and reviewing legal documents, correspondence, and application forms.
· Managing information using our case management software and databases.
· Helping to meet compliance and regulatory obligations, including fraud and anti-money laundering checks.
· Participating in audits and internal training to build your understanding and improve service quality.
· You’ll also build your legal capability across areas like tax, trusts, inheritance and client care.
Future Prospects: Genuine career progression and mentorship opportunities.
Employer Description: It's inevitable that all of us are going to deal with death at some time in our lives. It’s a fundamental, tragic part of what it is to be human. But the services that should be supporting us haven’t changed in decades. From writing your will to planning a funeral or organising probate, the way we deal with death can be complicated and expensive. Instead of feeling supported, people feel lost.
But it doesn’t need to be this way. We started Farewill to make the experience warmer, brighter, and friendlier. Now we’re the UK’s top rated probate provider, and help our customers pledge over £300 million a year to charities through gifts left in their wills.
We’ve also joined the Dignity Group - one of the major providers of funeral services in the UK. Together, we’re on a mission to change the way the world deals with death. It’s no small task - and we’re looking for a Probate Solicitor to help us do it.
Training Provided: One day per week will be spent with BPP University, working towards your LLB Hons) Law and Legal Practice degree and the Solicitor Level 7 apprenticeship. Upon completion of your law degree, you will sit the Solicitors Qualifying Examinations (SQE) 1&2 and qualify as a solicitor.
Your Level 7 apprenticeship shall be delivered by a blend of online and face-to-face from BPP. Coupled with the on-the-job learning, completion of the apprenticeship will lead to obtaining your solicitor qualification.
The apprenticeship standard is based on the SRA's Statement of Solicitor Competence. Achievement of the standard and the associated apprenticeship assessment plan will satisfy the SRA's regulatory framework for qualification as a solicitor, subject to the SRA's usual tests of character and suitability.
Duration: 33 Months
Skills Required:
· Strong written and verbal communication skills.
Personal Qualities:
· Empathetic and articulate - able to explain sensitive legal processes with clarity and care.
· Reliable and detail-oriented - someone who takes pride in getting things right.
· Interested in private client, probate or estate work as a long-term career path.
· Basic confidence with Microsoft Office and learning new software.
Qualifications Required: · To have (or be completing) a law or non-law degree
by summer 2026. At least CCC at A-Level or equivalent.
Other Information: - Annual salary of £30,000 per annum. - 25 Days Holiday + Bank Holidays. - X2 Life Assurance. - Pension Scheme. - Genuine career progression and mentorship opportunities. - A chance to make a meaningful contribution to people's lives and deaths.
Full Description: The role:
We help families through some of the hardest days of their lives. As part of the UK’s leading end-of-life group, Dignity supports 1 in every 8 families after a death - and increasingly, many of them need expert guidance on probate and estate administration.
We’re growing fast, and we’re looking for an ambitious Law Graduate to join us on that journey. You’ll gain hands-on legal experience in a complex, regulated area of law while supporting people with empathy and clarity during a difficult time.
This is a chance to grow your legal career in a purpose-led business - one that values emotional intelligence as much as academic achievement.
Key responsibilities:
You’ll work alongside experienced case handlers and the Head of Legal to help deliver clear, high-quality support to families settling a loved one’s estate.
That includes:
· Supporting probate and estate administration across a wide range of estates - from simple cases to complex, high-value ones.
· Drafting and reviewing legal documents, correspondence, and application forms.
· Managing information using our case management software and databases.
· Helping to meet compliance and regulatory obligations, including fraud and anti-money laundering checks.
· Participating in audits and internal training to build your understanding and improve service quality.
· You’ll also build your legal capability across areas like tax, trusts, inheritance and client care.
Future Prospects: Genuine career progression and mentorship opportunities.
Employer Description: It's inevitable that all of us are going to deal with death at some time in our lives. It’s a fundamental, tragic part of what it is to be human. But the services that should be supporting us haven’t changed in decades. From writing your will to planning a funeral or organising probate, the way we deal with death can be complicated and expensive. Instead of feeling supported, people feel lost.
But it doesn’t need to be this way. We started Farewill to make the experience warmer, brighter, and friendlier. Now we’re the UK’s top rated probate provider, and help our customers pledge over £300 million a year to charities through gifts left in their wills.
We’ve also joined the Dignity Group - one of the major providers of funeral services in the UK. Together, we’re on a mission to change the way the world deals with death. It’s no small task - and we’re looking for a Probate Solicitor to help us do it.
Training Provided: One day per week will be spent with BPP University, working towards your LLB Hons) Law and Legal Practice degree and the Solicitor Level 7 apprenticeship. Upon completion of your law degree, you will sit the Solicitors Qualifying Examinations (SQE) 1&2 and qualify as a solicitor.
Your Level 7 apprenticeship shall be delivered by a blend of online and face-to-face from BPP. Coupled with the on-the-job learning, completion of the apprenticeship will lead to obtaining your solicitor qualification.
The apprenticeship standard is based on the SRA's Statement of Solicitor Competence. Achievement of the standard and the associated apprenticeship assessment plan will satisfy the SRA's regulatory framework for qualification as a solicitor, subject to the SRA's usual tests of character and suitability.
Duration: 33 Months
Skills Required:
· Strong written and verbal communication skills.
Personal Qualities:
· Empathetic and articulate - able to explain sensitive legal processes with clarity and care.
· Reliable and detail-oriented - someone who takes pride in getting things right.
· Interested in private client, probate or estate work as a long-term career path.
· Basic confidence with Microsoft Office and learning new software.
Qualifications Required: · To have (or be completing) a law or non-law degree
by summer 2026. At least CCC at A-Level or equivalent.
Other Information: - Annual salary of £30,000 per annum. - 25 Days Holiday + Bank Holidays. - X2 Life Assurance. - Pension Scheme. - Genuine career progression and mentorship opportunities. - A chance to make a meaningful contribution to people's lives and deaths.