About Us
– MAKING LAW EASY FOR YOU –
Legal services for businesses and individuals
Rix & Kay is a full service law firm with offices in Brighton & Hove, West Kent (Hadlow) and East Sussex (Uckfield). We retain a strong regional presence across Sussex, Kent, Surrey and London and work in partnership with business owners, entrepreneurs and individuals, providing expert legal advice across a wide range of legal services.
We also work in partnership with some of the most successful organisations in the UK both on national and international projects.
At Rix & Kay our vision is to be the Legal Adviser of Choice in the South‐East. Read more about Rix & Kay’s vision and values.
Rix & Kay’s mission
Our mission is to ‘make law easy for you’ by providing legal services through dedicated, highly trained, teams that engage deeply with clients.
Make your mark your own way
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“Rix & Kay is unique because of their ethos, which is refreshing. All staff are treated with respect and are valued by the firm, no matter their position. As a customer they always treat you fairly, they will always take the time to ensure you fully understand the situation and the decision making is supported. They also support the local community and the business community, in so many ways”.
Benchmarking law firm excellence since 1987, the Legal 500 law firm rankings highlight the practice areas of teams who are providing the most cutting edge and innovative advice to clients. Their research is based on feedback from clients and interviews with leading private practice lawyers, amongst other criteria.
Rix & Kay’s expertise has been recognised across all its core practice areas including Corporate, Dispute Resolution, Employment, Real Estate, Private Client and Family.
Industry peers praise Rix & Kay in the latest edition of Legal 500
Rix & Kay are members of LawNet, a mutual and member-owned network of more than 70 leading independent UK law firms.
LawNet member firms are committed to rigorous quality standards and best practice. Every LawNet member must secure and maintain the LawNet ISO9001:2015 quality assurance standard – which includes regular independent evaluation, providing in-depth analysis of their performance and recommendations for continuous improvement to ensure customers receive the best possible service.
Rix & Kay is a member of Eurojuris, the leading network of independent law firms in Europe, with members based in 650 different cities/locations in about 50 countries, not only in Europe but worldwide. Eurojuris International represents about 600 law firms and 6,000 lawyers.
Cyber Essentials is a simple but effective, Government backed scheme that helps to protect organisations against a whole range of the most common cyber attacks. The standard provides assurance that appropriate levels of IT security are maintained.
Rix & Kay is regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA ID: 471132)
Rix & Kay Solicitors Diversity Survey 2023
In accordance with the SRA, Rix & Kay collects diversity data from its employees on an annual basis. Rix & Kay’s latest SRA Diversity Survey was conducted in June 2023. Employees are not obliged to undertake the survey.
Executive Summary
- 60 respondents (81%)
- 14 non-respondents (19%)
For a full executive summary download Rix & Kay’s SRA Diversity data here
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