Putney Law Firm Raises Over £11,000 for Will Aid
Fees waived for a month with clients asked to make donation
Jonathan Savitt of Lawrence Law
May 21, 2024
A law firm based in Putney has raised £11,055 by participating in an annual charity will-writing campaign.
Lawrence Law has been participating in Will Aid since 2012, raising a grand total of £97,851, by volunteering their time and expertise to write wills and, instead of charging their usual fees for writing basic Wills, inviting clients to make a donation to Will Aid.
The suggested donation for a basic single Will is £100, and £180 for a pair of mirror Wills.
The money raised is shared between the campaign’s partner charities: ActionAid, Age UK, British Red Cross, Christian Aid, NSPCC, Save the Children, Sightsavers, SCIAF and Trócaire.
Its efforts made it one of the highest donating firms across the UK this year and the second highest in Greater London.
Jonathan Savitt, from the firm, said, “The entire team is very proud to take part in Will Aid and we’re delighted to have given so many people the reassurance of knowing they have a professionally written will.
“We love taking part in the campaign and to raise so much for charity was a real team effort.
“It’s a brilliant feeling to know that such well-deserving charities will benefit, helping people both here in the UK and abroad who are facing challenging times.”
Will Aid has helped raise more than £24 million for charity in donations alone since it launched in 1988, with many millions more in pledged charitable legacies.
Jonathan Chase, chair of Will Aid, said, “Huge congratulations to the team at Lawrence Law for raising such a staggering amount this year. It’s amazing that so many solicitors give their time to volunteer so generosity, using their expertise to help people gain peace of mind by getting a professionally written will while fundraising for our incredible charities who do such crucial and life-changing work in the UK and around the world. ”
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