Our Partnership with Arken Legal

In December 2024, Arken Legal and Mailock announced a partnership that makes secure email available to Arken's estate planning customers.

Arken provides document automation software for the private client industry, with more than 30 years' experience supporting over 6,000 estate planners.

Through the partnership, those firms can now access Mailock to help protect sensitive client communications by email.

Both organisations work with specialist advisers who handle confidential personal and financial information as part of Wills, trusts, and estate planning work.

What Changes For Arken Customers

Estate planners using Arken technology often need to share drafts, instructions, and client updates outside the document production workflow itself.

Mailock adds AES-256 encryption and recipient authentication to that email route, helping firms control who can open sensitive messages and create evidence of access.

For legal teams, that supports the day-to-day handling of confidential client data without asking recipients to adopt an entirely new communication channel.

"Our clients take data security very seriously, and so do we.

Offering Beyond Encryption's services to our clients provides an additional layer of digital security that makes sure they stay protected from communication risks."

Dave Newick, CEO, Arken Legal

That customer-facing focus shaped how the two organisations aligned on secure communication for private client work.

Why Secure Email Fits Legal Workflows

Private client advisers routinely exchange information that carries legal, financial, and personal sensitivity.

Mailock helps regulated organisations safeguard sensitive data when communicating with clients, adding protected access, secure replies, and message tracking to everyday email.

That makes it relevant where firms want stronger controls around client correspondence while keeping email as the delivery route.

"We're delighted to partner with Arken, knowing they share our dedication to protecting consumer data.

This collaboration will help both of our organisations expand our reach in aligned sectors.

By leveraging each other's networks, we're building a safer, more efficient communication network and strengthening our security proposition for both markets."

Paul Holland, Founder and CEO, Beyond Encryption (Mailock)

The partnership is designed to fit existing adviser workflows rather than add a separate communication platform for every client message.

"This partnership gives Arken's estate planning customers a secure email route that fits alongside the document workflows they already rely on. For firms handling Wills, trusts, and sensitive client correspondence, that practical fit matters."

Adam Byford, COO, Beyond Encryption (Mailock)

Arken brings long-standing estate planning reach to the partnership, with technology used across the Wills & Trusts market.

About Arken Legal

Arken Legal has supported the Wills & Trusts industry with estate planning technology for over three decades.

Built by lawyers and supported by technology, their solutions are backed by legal precedents and commentary reviewed by a dedicated Legal Advisory Board.

To date, Arken has supported over 6,000 professional estate planners in drafting more than 7 million Wills.

FAQs

What Does the Arken and Mailock Partnership Add?

It gives Arken Legal customers a secure email option for sensitive estate planning communications that sit around document production.

Why Do Estate Planners Need Secure Email?

Wills, trusts, instructions, drafts, and private client updates often include confidential personal and financial information.

How Does This Fit Existing Legal Workflows?

Mailock lets firms keep email as the delivery route while adding protected access and recipient checks for sensitive messages.

References

Arken Legal, Arken Legal, 2024

Reviewed by

Sam Kendall, 25.05.26

This content is for general information only and is not legal advice.