Our audience
Today’s Wills and Probate is read primarily by private client lawyers and will writers. Our readership also includes regulators, members of industry bodies, academics, charities, government agencies, and suppliers to the industry.
With this in mind, we ask contributors to write for a professional audience rather than share advice and information for consumers.
Types of contribution
Today’s Wills and Probate publishes a variety of content from a diverse range of contributors.
We write for and about the wills and probate sector, and we’re always keen to hear the news and views of our readers.
There are three main ways to contribute to Today’s Wills and Probate:
- Comment on topical news stories and current affairs. Email these to us as soon as possible after the story or event you’re commenting on.
- News, usually in the form of press releases.
- Opinion and analysis exploring topics relevant to the sector, with expert insight to inform our readers.
Please see the technical specifications below for information about how to structure your article.
All submissions are selected for the professional expertise and advanced learning our contributors can offer our readers.
Today’s Media does not accept contributions generated by AI.
The type of submissions we regularly receive and publish include advisory pieces for practitioners, case commentary, updates in the law or processes, discussion surrounding reform, and other commentary about wider trends in the sector our readers will find relevant.
Email us at press@todayswillsandprobate.co.uk with your ideas – a short pitch (one or two paragraphs or bullet points) is fine. We do our very best to respond to all pitches and submissions.
If your pitch is accepted we will share a short brief and agree a deadline.
Listed below are some themes, however these aren’t exhaustive. If you have an idea you’d like to share, please do get in touch – you know better than anyone the topics that are relevant to the sector.
Editorial themes for 2026
- January – Trusts
- February – Lasting Powers of Attorney: reform and digitalisation
- March – Digital assets
- April – Anti-money laundering and KYC compliance
- May – Common contentious wills and probate issues
- June – Probate: delays, digitalisation, and development
- July – Legal technology
- August – Professional indemnity insurance
- September – Charitable legacies and raising awareness
- October – Burnout and wellbeing in conjunction with Mental Health Awareness Week
- November – Assisted dying debate
- December – 2027 predictions
Technical specifications
Opinion and analysis should be written in the first person and based on expert insight gained from professional experience and/or advanced learning and education. Each contribution should include a clear takeaway for the reader that will help to influence best practice.
This should include at least one of the following: examples of real problems and solutions; explanations of political or legal decisions and their potential impact on real scenarios; analysis of data and how it applies to the relevant sector or situation.
We do not accept broad overviews of topics or general summaries of current events.
We understand it may be necessary to refer to a brand, product or service to give context to an article. We do not accept contributions that are purely promotional or contain liberal mentions of brands, products or services.
We edit all contributions for style, tone and length. We will not accept, edit or give feedback on AI-generated content.
Submissions for features and opinion pieces should be between 600 and 1,000 words, but ideally aim for 800. Each submission should include a headline, a standfirst of around 50 words, sub-headings and a short author biography.
Copy should be written in paragraphs. We do not include bullet points or list unless absolutely necessary and integral to the article.
If reporting on legal proceedings, contributors must consider reporting restrictions including anonymity and contempt of court. Contributors should avoid making any representations that may be considered defamatory.
Published articles include the author’s byline, photograph and biography. Each author has an archive page including all contributions, with a unique Today’s Wills and Probate URL in the format:
www.todayswillsandprobate.co.uk/author/firstnamelastname
Images
All our news items, features and opinion pieces are illustrated with an image. Please share quality, well-composed landscape images with your submissions, sized at 900 x 600 pixels. Images should be free of logos and text.
If you don’t submit an image, we’ll select an appropriate stock image. We can’t guarantee supplied images will be used – they’ll be assessed for relevance and quality – but we do encourage you to submit them.
We also welcome and encourage the use of diagrams and graphs.
Research and data
If your submission includes research or data, please include the source and full results as far as possible. We always check the accuracy of the submissions we receive. Any submissions that refer to figures or data that are not provided or are not easily verified will not be used.
If we receive research or a survey that has some elements of interest to our readers we cover the relevant parts. If the original source contains information we don’t consider relevant for our readers, such as advice for consumers, we will select the prescient aspects.
If submitting the results of a survey, please tell us how many people were surveyed and the demographics: for example, legal professionals or members of the public.
Links
We realise links are important for SEO purposes, however, as an independent editorial publication with a specialist audience we don’t routinely include backlinks to contributor websites.
We include links in a limited number of circumstances:
- Within the text if the source is official (for example a government report, or research with relevant statistics) and is necessary to add context to the story.
- At the end of the piece if the story relates to a publication from an official source – again, such as a government report or a new service.
- At the end of the piece if the story is about a piece of research from a reputable source which is in its entirety relevant to our readers.
As we’re a specialist B2B publication it’s important to us and our readers that the content we share, and any sites we link to, offer knowledge and insight directly relevant to that specialism. If we routinely share information aimed at consumers or link to sites that aren’t relevant to our readers’ specialisms, we’ll lose the trust of our readers.
This approach helps us to ensure we’re an impartial voice for, and on behalf of, the specialist sectors we write about.
The submission process
Please send your comments, news, pitches and all other submissions to the press inbox: press@todayswillsandprobate.co.uk
We send a weekly newsletter to our full subscriber database every Friday. Any submissions to be considered for inclusion should be received by 5pm on Wednesday – but bear in mind stories that aren’t time sensitive are usually scheduled a week or more in advance.
Enquiries
For all enquiries, email press@todayswillsandprobate.co.uk. All emails will be seen by the editor or a member of our press team.
If you would like to submit advertorial content or have any other enquiry relating to a partnership, please contact David Opie at david.opie@todaysmedia.co.uk.
We look forward to hearing from you.