Graduate Compliance Associate

Octopus Legacy; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 26,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work (London Bridge)

Flexible holiday

Work from anywhere up to 4 weeks

Health & Life Insurance

Enhanced parental leave

Free Will & LPAs + discounts

Cycle to Work & EV salary sacrifice

Charity fundraising match up to £500

Entrepreneurs program

Dog-friendly office

Breakfast daily

Job summary

Octopus Legacy is hiring a Graduate Compliance Associate to help prepare clear, legally sound estate planning documents and learn to ensure accuracy, compliance, and quality at every stage. You'll work with experienced teams and gain a deep understanding of estate planning while supporting clients through what can be a complex, emotive process.

You'll join a forward-thinking team driving innovation in estate planning, with full training, mentorship, and a clear path to grow within the business.

Qualifications

• A recent graduate, ideally with a degree in Law or a related discipline (essential).
• A genuine interest in estate planning, private client work, or building a career in legal services
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy, with a commitment to producing high-quality work
• A collaborative approach and willingness to learn from legal professionals and estate planning colleagues
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to explain information clearly and empathetically

Responsibilities

• Support the review of wills, LPAs, and estate planning documents to ensure they are legally binding and reflect the client's wishes
• Assist with registering documents with the Office of the Public Guardian and respond to client queries with guidance from senior colleagues
• Work closely with legal teams to learn how complex estate planning needs are managed
• Build your knowledge of will-writing regulations, inheritance laws, and industry best practices
• Maintain strict confidentiality and data security when handling client information
• Help carry out compliance checks on customer returns, contributing to a full audit trail
• Provide administrative support across will drafting and estate planning services

Skills

Attention to detail

Collaboration

Excellent communication

Willingness to learn

Empathy

Education

Law or related discipline

Job description

We’re Octopus Legacy: one of the fastest growing tech companies in the country, part of the UK’s most exciting and best-trusted group (you may have heard of some of our sister companies…) and we have a mission.

We’re on a path to scale, aiming to become a household name while transforming a long-established industry and helping our customers prepare for, and find support after, death.

But we can’t do it alone, and that’s why we’re assembling a team of top performers to build with us.

Ready to be part of something big?

The Role

As a Graduate Compliance Associate, you'll play a key role in helping to prepare clear, legally sound estate planning documents, learning how to ensure accuracy, compliance, and quality at every stage. Working alongside our experienced legal and estate planning teams, you'll develop a deep understanding of estate planning while supporting clients through what can often be a complex and emotive process.

You'll join a forward-thinking team that's driving innovation in estate planning. We foster a dynamic, supportive environment where curiosity, adaptability, and ambition are valued. This is an excellent opportunity for a recent graduate to build the foundations of a long-term legal career, with full training, mentorship, and genuine scope to grow with the business.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the review of wills, LPAs, and estate planning documents to ensure they are legally binding and reflect the client's wishes
• Assist with registering documents with the Office of the Public Guardian and respond to client queries with guidance from senior colleagues
• Work closely with legal teams to learn how complex estate planning needs are managed
• Build your knowledge of will-writing regulations, inheritance laws, and industry best practices
• Maintain strict confidentiality and data security when handling client information
• Help carry out compliance checks on customer returns, contributing to a full audit trail
• Provide administrative support across will drafting and estate planning services

Who Are You?

• A recent graduate, ideally with a degree in Law or a related discipline (essential)
• A genuine interest in estate planning, private client work, or building a career in legal services
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy, with a commitment to producing high-quality work
• A collaborative approach and willingness to learn from legal professionals and estate planning colleagues
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to explain information clearly and empathetically

Our Mission

Octopus Legacy is the place to plan for death and find support after loss. When people think about planning for death they think about wills, life insurance and funerals. We take these cold processes and turn them into something more human. Share more than money: leave voice notes, music, recipes. Shape a legacy that connects you while you're here. And after you're gone.

Founded by Sam after his mum died suddenly, we’re a group of people who work in death because we’ve been affected by it. We know the difference a good plan makes, and what it’s like when there isn’t one.

Death can come between us, leaving mess, legal fees, frustration. But it can also make us stronger. We see a world where people talk openly about death, and work out the real meaning of legacy, one that connects to them. We’re here to make that world happen.

• Hybrid working (London Bridge).
• Flexible holiday + extra day off for your Birthday.
• Work from anywhere in the world for up to 4 weeks per year.
• Vitality Health & Life Insurance.
• Enhanced parental leave.
• Free Will & LPAs + discounts on other Octopus services.
• Cycle to Work Scheme and access to the Electric Vehicle (EV) Salary Sacrifice Scheme.
• Octopus Giving: we match any charitable fundraising that you do up to £500.
• Octopus Springboard: where we help our employees become fully-fledged entrepreneurs
• Dog friendly office.
• Breakfast every day, snacks and wellness activities.

We know that to be truly innovative, we need to have a diverse team around us. That is why Octopus Legacy is committed to creating an inclusive environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.