Sponsorship

ARE YOU INTERESTED IN SPONSORING THE SUSSEX LAW SOCIETY?

As a membership organisation reliant on subscription income and trading activities to provide services to its members, The Sussex Law Society welcomes support and involvement from organisations interested in the legal sector. See Sussex Law Society Sponsorship Packages 2025 for our 2025 Sponsorship Packages. For more information contact Alice Wylie.

We are grateful to our current sponsors. Find out more about who they are and what they do here:

Becket Chambers

Becket Chambers is a large set of independent barristers’ chambers that serves clients in courts and tribunals across Sussex, Kent and the Southeast of England. With strong Family Law and Civil Law practices, Becket Chambers has facilities in Canterbury, Brighton, Dartford, Kings Hill (Maidstone) and Tunbridge Wells. Listed as a leading set in the 2023 edition of Legal 500, Becket Chambers barristers work on high-quality cases, and members also include qualified mediators and arbitrators.

You can find out more about Becket Chambers’ barristers at www.becket-chambers.co.uk and mediators at www.becketmediation.co.uk

To discuss your needs or find out about the availability of a particular Barrister, please contact our friendly clerking team on 01323 407299 (Sussex), 01227 786331 (Kent) or by email clerks@becket-chambers.co.uk

1 Crown Office Row

1 Crown Office Row provides expert advocacy and advice to a diverse range of clients. Our clerks give a first-class service to those who instruct us and are always available to discuss the specialist skills of our barristers and are regularly praised in the legal directories for service (“first class. Helpful, responsive and calmly accommodating.” Legal 500 2022).

Our barristers have been based in Brighton for 50 years as an annex of 1 Crown Office Row. Our centrally located modern premises opposite Brighton Pavilion are only a few minutes’ walk away from the Brighton District Registry and County and Magistrates’ Courts. Occupying three floors of Blenheim House, our local IT, conference, on-line library and seminar facilities are excellent.

Chambers are consistently recommended as a Band 1 set by Chambers & Partners and Legal 500. Chambers is now recognised as a leading set not only in Brighton but along a wide stretch of the South Coast from Portsmouth to Hastings supporting clients from Hampshire, Surrey and Kent in addition to Sussex. 1COR have passed Cyber Essentials Plus as part of our commitment to cyber security.

The set has a long tradition of active engagement in the legal and wider community. Our members are active in the South-Eastern legal community, engaging with local legal organisations including Resolution and sponsor the Brighton Business School Prize for Family Law. 1COR members helped establish and continue to be closely involved with the Quality Circle in Sussex.

1COR consistently fundraise for charities close to their hearts, surpassing themselves each year with events, bake sales and sporting endeavours (details here). 1COR annually organise the Ghulam Hussain Volley Ball tournament which supports local charities such as Rocking Horse and British Heart foundation.

For further details about Chambers or to speak to one of the clerks, please call on 01273 625625 or email us at brighton@1cor.com

Extech Cloud

Founded in 2008, we’re a well-established and experienced IT company, working with small to medium sized businesses across the southeast and London.

We help companies move their IT, networking, and communications systems into the Microsoft Cloud environment and then provide ongoing IT support for their whole team during their working day.

Our goal is to help businesses to become more flexible, collaborative, and efficient, and give them a competitive edge with IT that works at its very best.

Microsoft Solutions from Extech Cloud helps to improve performance and productivity, with reduced costs and eliminates CAPEX on server hardware.

As an Extech Cloud customer, you will always be on the very latest technology and can scale easily, only using what you actually need.

As an official Microsoft Solutions Partner, Azure Specialist, and award-winning IT Consulting Company, we empower businesses, and their people, to achieve more and to grow.

Get in touch to find out how we can help your business.

Galloways Accounting

As the fastest growing and largest accountancy firm in Sussex, we have over 200 people looking after thousands of businesses and individuals in multiple offices across the county. You’re in great hands.

We provide all the services that you would expect from a firm of our size, and all are delivered with your needs at the centre of our thinking. Happy people working for the interests of happy clients. That sounds good to us.

We help clients manage their financial and compliance matters, as well as trying to help them make or save money. We embrace the digital world through our cloud accounting capabilities, but equally recognise the importance of face to face and empathetic advice. Robots may take over the world one day, but when a client is worried about a tax bill or a business problem a friendly, familiar and trusted face makes all the difference.

Accountants like talking about what they do (don’t we all?), but every client story starts with their specific problem or requirement that needs addressing.

That’s why the most important thing that we do is listen…..

Groundsure

Groundsure is a leading UK environmental and climate data authority. We give land and property professionals expert information on risks including land contamination, flooding and ground stability, as well as forward guidance on potential climate risks, to advise their clients in the transaction.

We provide high value, property-specific opinions and analysis of land use, turning complex environment and climate data into clear and simple insights. This enables our clients to make better informed land and property decisions and makes information more accessible for more positive outcomes for our climate-challenged society.

Don’t hesitate to contact us on 01273 257 755 or info@groundsure.com

For more information, please visit www.groundsure.com

LawSure Insurance Brokers

LawSure Insurance Brokers, based in Horsham, West Sussex, is an award-winning, leading independent broker specialising in innovative insurance solutions for solicitors’ clients. We provide insurance across many classes of business – from Title Insurance for conveyancing solicitors and developers, Probate and Administration insurances through to complex Warranty and Indemnity  and Tax Indemnity covers.

Our service is completely free and there is no obligation to take out any of our quotes – although we hope you will! As an independent broker, we have relationships with all the leading insurers in all our classes of business – so we are able to provide competitive terms most appropriate for your client. Using LawSure as your insurance broker satisfies SRA and Insurance Distribution Directive requirements.

We offer a comprehensive independent broking service and contact multiple insurers for each enquiry. So whether you need restrictive covenant indemnity insurance, FENSA insurance, rights to light or any of the other 30+ title insurance products we offer for conveyancing transactions, or a missing beneficiary or executor/administrator insurance policy, unoccupied property, or any other insurance, we can find the best solution for your client.

We pride ourselves on our service – we aim respond within one hour of receiving your quotation enquiry and aim to get out a quote within 24 hours – depending on the complexity of the case.

Contacting us is easy. You can:

So if you have a case that needs insurance, whether it’s for title, probate or any other risk, contact us today to see how we can help.  We know we can.

LEAP

LEAP is cloud-based legal case management and accounting solution that helps lawyers to practise across all the common areas of law, with integrated time recording, billing and client accounting that allows legal practices to run more efficiently and profitably. Fully utilising the cloud, LEAP’s unique features and productivity tools provide your legal practice with:

– A library of over 6,000 up-to-date legal forms and precedent letters, highly automated for accuracy and ease of production.
– Access to the same real-time matter and client information as your colleagues when working remotely.
– Complete mobility, manage your matters from anywhere, at any time on any device or web browser.
– Access to the latest technology, regular software upgrades and updates allowing your practice to run efficiently.
– A secure document sharing system, LawConnect, that allows your clients 24/7 access to their matter documentation.

LEAP allows you to run your entire law firm from one application, eliminating the mess, confusion and risk that comes with using multiple programs and databases for different areas of practice or parts of the business. As the solution is cloud-based you eliminate the need for a server reducing hardware licence and support costs, simplifying your IT infrastructure. LEAP invest more than £12,000,000 a year into research and development aimed solely at refining LEAP. We also invest in new technologies to make sure law firms have access to the same technological advantages as large firms.

To contact Leap:

Tel: 0845 683 2517

Email: info@leap.co.uk

Website: https://www.leap.co.uk/

ReviewSolicitors

In today’s digital world, legal services are evolving. As major review platforms fail to effectively regulate their users, ReviewSolicitors acts as a beacon for clients seeking trustworthy reviews of legal representation. Boasting a strict verification process, law firms are protected from defamation whilst prospective clients can find transparent experiences to assist in their decision-making process.

ReviewSolicitors is exclusively legal-specific, ensuring that there is no irrelevant content on the website. Potential clients can access genuine reviews of law firms with ease to find insights into service quality, success rates, and solicitor availability. This makes it the most accessible legal-review platform for clients in the earliest stage of their case. At the heart of ReviewSolicitors, there is a commitment to transparency and authenticity. Annually, over 8 million clients turn to ReviewSolicitors to find local and national rankings of SRA-registered law firms.

ReviewSolicitors is also used by law firms to significantly improve their online reputation – the platform helps to increase the quantity and quality of client feedback, efficiently establishing a more trustworthy and professional image.

Our Services:

Exclusively tailored for law firms, ReviewSolicitors offers a wide range of benefits with our outstanding features:

SRA-orientated: Working in collaboration with the SRA, all ReviewSolicitors data originates from this official database, and the platform aligns with all SRA recommendations.

Case Management System Integration: Client review requests can be scheduled automatically once the firm has closed the matter on their legal software system, simplifying the review collection process.

Google Reviews Integration: Google Reviews can be integrated into your profile to build your review library, utilising the major platform to attract clients with a Gmail account to leave feedback.

Social Media Integration: Automatically share 4-star and 5-star reviews on social media, boosting your law firm’s unique marketing strategy.

Widgets: Clearly display your law firm’s best reviews on the homepage of your website, creating trustworthy user-generated marketing material that increases client trust and acquisition.

Individual Profiles: Create individual profiles for each member of the team, from SRA regulated solicitors to legal assistants, allowing reviews for all staff.

Comprehensive Analytics: Use powerful analytics to find your law firm’s local and national ranking, gaining insights into your firm’s overall performance. Understand the impact of your reviews on prospective clients.

Accreditation audit reports: With a simple and easy 1-click audit report, save hours of filing to attain your official accreditations. There are even more advantageous features available exclusively to members who register with ReviewSolicitors. To stand out in one of the most competitive professional industries, display your exceptional services on an independent platform.

Ready to outshine your competitors? Call Adam Hall today to get started. 0330 320 5053 adam.hall@reviewsolicitors.com

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X-Press Legal Services

Jonathan Howgill, the owner of the Sussex branch of X-Press Legal Services, is proud to be a sponsor of the Sussex Law Society. X-Press Legal Services, established in 1998, has grown to become the largest independent provider of property searches and reports for conveyancing professionals across the UK. Jonathan’s commitment to providing exceptional service and supporting local communities makes his involvement with the Sussex Law Society all the more fitting.

With a network of 28 independently run local businesses, X-Press Legal Services ensures that clients receive personal, local support alongside the highest quality property searches and reports. The company offers a comprehensive range of services, including residential and commercial searches, compliance products, pre- and post-completion services, due diligence, and much more. This extensive offering has helped the company maintain its status as a trusted name in the industry.

Under Jonathan Howgill’s leadership, the Sussex office has maintained a strong focus on customer satisfaction and data security. The company’s continuous investment in IT and technology has led to the creation of their fully automated online platform, ICOS, which provides clients with a seamless and efficient experience. X-Press Legal Services is fully compliant with industry regulations, ensuring that every client receives reliable and secure services.

A keen long distance runner, Jonathan also raises funds for local charities, including the Sussex Cricket Foundation and Rockinghorse Children’s Charity.

To learn more about X-Press Legal Services and their offerings, visit their website at xpresslegal.co.uk or contact jonathanh.1366@xpresslegal.uk  / 01273 52601