Empowering our team to work in a new way

Since 2014, we have grown into a trusted boutique law firm with an increasingly strong reputation across Sussex and beyond. We combine the personal service of a smaller firm with the experience, specialisms and standards clients would expect from a much larger practice. You will always know who is doing your work, what it is likely to cost, and what the next step looks like. No unnecessary jargon. No being passed from person to person. Just clear, practical legal advice from experienced lawyers who take the time to understand what matters to you.

At the core of Cognitive Law are the relationships that foster outstanding levels of service. When engaging a Cognitive solicitor, a client chooses to work with an individual not a corporate firm. Our lawyers all offer a 1:1 service to their clients. This personal contact paves the way for open discussion, and a natural transparency in fees and the progress of a case. We believe legal advice should feel clear and useful, not intimidating. Our consultants explain the law in plain English, agree the most suitable way forward with you, and keep you involved throughout.

As our lawyers are afforded the freedom to develop their own practice specialisms, clients can be assured of receiving finely tuned expert advice. Our lawyers deliver what they promise and strive to exceed expectations in every case. Feedback is actively sought and built back into the service offering. In this way we can ensure that our clients’ interests are at the forefront of our decision making.

Our lawyers take time to get to know their clients, their businesses, and the world in which they operate. Every company differs from another, and so we will be guided by our clients as to what fee structure works for their business. Whether it’s a tailored fee structure with set fee limits, an on-going retainer, or fixed costs, you can be sure you know where you stand at every stage of the case. For those clients opting to work with a retainer we provide mid-month reviews giving a client accurate knowledge of what capacity remains within that agreement. Our lawyers are always available to talk through aspects of a case “off the clock” and firmly believe there is no question not worth asking.

As the firm continues to grow organically it will not lose sight that its primary focus is on providing legal advice in such a way that adds sustainable value to our clients. Our consultants offer legal advice to businesses and individuals from the South East to the North West, and anywhere in between.

At Cognitive Law we are creating our own traditions.

Cognitive Culture

We know it's cheesy but this firm has values.

And with values come behaviours that we endorse, and those that we don't.

This is our CHOICE 

Trusted Partners

At Cognitive Law we work closely with several professional services that we trust to provide you with relevant, additional, and valuable support for your business. Visit our Trusted Partners page here.

Our Team

Lucy Tarrant
Solicitor & Managing Director
Alison Edwards
Consultant Solicitor
Alistair Rustemeyer
Consultant Solicitor
Amy Harvey
Consultant Solicitor
Annabel Cole
Consultant Solicitor
Brigitte Shakespeare
Consultant Solicitor
Caroline Knowles-Ley
Consultant Chartered Legal Executive Litigator (Civil)
Darren Stone
Consultant Solicitor
Jenny Walker
Consultant Solicitor
Karen Blakesley
Consultant Solicitor
Mayumi Hawkes
Consultant Solicitor
Mandy Tourle
Consultant Solicitor
Richard Bates
Consultant Solicitor
Sara Le Grove
Consultant Property Lawyer
Francesca Damario
Practice Manager
Amy Pulling
Marketing Manager
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Cognitive Law Mission Statement

We are committed to providing high quality, personalised legal services, and exemplary client care across a range of legal sector

We will empower everyone to achieve their greatest individual potential

We aim to be an innovator in how clients interact with law firms

We enable true flexibility in our employees’, and consultants’, working lives

We foster a collegiate and mutually supportive working environment

We strive to be the first choice for solicitors and clients

Our Client Promise

We will communicate with dignity and respect

We will avoid jargon and use plain English when discussing your case and/or explaining any legal terms

We will always give you a timeframe for your work and keep you periodically informed throughout the case or in the event of any changes

We will raise invoices on a regular monthly basis 

We will answer the telephone quickly, politely and efficiently

We will respond to an email within a maximum of 48hours (Monday to Friday)

We will work virtually, come to your office or you can come to ours, whatever is most convenient for you