About Renaissance Legal

Our award winning team specialise in working with families and carers of disabled and vulnerable individuals, helping them plan effectively for the future with Wills, Trusts, Powers of Attorney, Court of Protection applications and Inheritance Tax Planning.

As the specialist provider of legal advice to parents and carers in the South East and beyond, Renaissance Legal has an unrivalled reputation for their work in the disabled and vulnerable community. The growing team prides itself on truly understanding the unique needs of families and disabled individuals – all of whom are dealing with complex, often challenging lives, where it’s vital that they understand their options.

Specialist experience

Our team has built its excellent reputation on understanding the needs of parents and carers – all of whom are dealing with complex, often challenging lives, where it’s vital that they can understand their options.

We understand that planning for the future can be difficult and involve complicated decisions. This may be especially true when a disabled or vulnerable individual is involved and with their needs to also consider. Our friendly and compassionate team will support and guide you every step of the way.

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Recognition

We are regarded as experts in our field by prestigious legal directories The Legal 500 and Chambers & Partners.

In 2023 we were named Best Professional Services Firm at the Sussex Business Awards 2023.

We won Boutique Firm of the Year at the Modern Law Awards 2022 and were finalists in the Client Care Award.

Our team of specialist lawyers are members of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners, Solicitors for the Elderly and the Law Society’s Private Client Section. Our Managing Director is also recognised by prestigious legal directory Chambers UK as a leading expert in private client law.

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Our team

Individuals & Families

As well as advising families and carers of disabled individuals, we also provide legal advice to private individuals, families – young and old, the vulnerable and the elderly. We have long-standing relationships with clients across Sussex, the South East and London. Our offices are based in central Brighton and our team also have access to offices in London.

 

Online appointments

As well as face to face appointments we also offer Zoom appointments for people who are based outside Sussex or London, or have difficulties leaving or travelling away from home, which provides access to our experts from anywhere in the UK. Our offices in Brighton has disabled parking at the front of the building and we also have disabled access into the building. Parking is available for clients at our Brighton office, this needs to be booked in advance of your appointment.

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Take a look at what
our clients say

Legal 500

The 2023 edition of the Legal 500 reports the following:

‘This team offers an exceptional service to both private clients, and professionals who advise private clients, and has a particular expertise in advising vulnerable persons and those with learning disabilities. Advice is given on time and is cost effective.’

‘In addition to the legal team the firm has benefits advisers who can break through the complexity of this area and assist with maximising the benefits receivable by a particular client based upon their individual circumstances. You immediately get the impression that you are in very safe hands.’

‘What makes the practice unique is their sector focus. The firm concentrates on providing legal services to assist the disabled and vulnerable and they are good at it. They have a deeper knowledge of their field than other practitioners I have met.’

Awards

We recently won Boutique Firm of the Year at the Modern Law Awards 2022 and were finalists in the Client Care Award.

We are also proud to have been recognised by our peers in the following Awards:

  • Shortlisted in the STEP Private Client Awards 22/23 for Boutique Firm of the Year and Vulnerable Client Advisory Practice of the Year
  • Winners‘ in the Law Society Excellence Awards 2018 for Excellence in Client Service
  • ‘Winners’ in the STEP Private Client Awards 2017 for Boutique Firm of the Year
  • Highly Commended‘ in the Business Charity Awards 2017 for our longstanding partnership with Mencap
  • Shortlisted in the STEP Private Client Awards 2017 for Vulnerable Client Advisory Practice of the Year.