Posted on 24th Jun
A 250-year-old law firm with branches in Newark, Southwell and Mansfield has raised more than £78,000 by participating in an annual charity Will-writing campaign.
Tallents Solicitors has taken part in the Will Aid campaign since 2015 and has now raised a total of £78,878 by volunteering time and expertise throughout November to write Wills and, instead of charging their usual fees, inviting clients to make a donation to the charity fund.
Money raised is shared between the campaign’s partner charities, which work across many different causes in the UK and across the world.
In 2024 Tallents raised £7,870, the second highest donating firm in the East Midlands.
Sarah Louise Allen, head of Wills, Trusts and Probate and a partner at the firm, said: “We love taking part in Will Aid, and to raise so much for charity was a real team effort.
“Being able to help our clients to put their affairs in order, and at the same time contribute to charitable causes, gives the team a real sense of achievement.”
“Making a Will is something that I feel every adult should do. Too many people put it off, thinking it’s a scary task to undertake not realising the heartache and chaos that is left behind if they die without one in place.”
Since it launched in 1988, Will Aid has helped raise more than £24m for charity in donations alone, with many millions more in pledged charitable legacies.
Will Aid takes place every November and involves solicitors waiving the fee for writing a basic will and instead inviting clients to make an upfront donation to Will Aid.
Donations are shared between Age UK, British Red Cross, Christian Aid, NSPCC, Save the Children, SCIAF, and Trócaire.
To meet the continued demand each year, Will Aid needs more solicitors to take part. For more information, go to willaid.org.uk
