Get free legal advice

Our Law Clinics are a collaboration between final year law students, law academics and external solicitors and barristers. The clinics offer free legal advice to the public, charities, schools and organisations on a variety of legal issues.

Supporting the community

With many people struggling to access legal aid, our Sussex Law Clinics offer valuable assistance to members of the community who are in need. Final year law students are supervised by academics in relevant fields and legal practitioners.

We run a number of different clinics, meaning we reach a wide and varied section of society.

During the 2025-26 academic year, our law clinics:

  • received almost 500 web enquiry forms and over 800 telephone enquiries. All those who made contact were offered support/advice or signposted to other services
  • conducted 119 client appointments
  • delivered 15 legal education and information sessions
  • clerked at 25 Criminal trials and sentencing hearings
  • supported 26 Family Court Litigants in Person as a Mackenzie Friend.

The clinics are dependent on the services of student advisers and only run during University teaching weeks. They take place on campus by appointment only – we don’t accept drop-ins.

Sussex Law Clinics

Seek free legal advice with one of our clinics.

Regulation and insurance

The Sussex Law Clinics are not a law firm and are not regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority. Lawyers employed by the University conducting work in the Law Clinics are individually regulated by professional bodies. The activities of our Law Clinics are insured through general professional indemnity insurance provided to the University of Sussex. The Solicitors Regulation Authority Minimum Terms and Conditions of insurance do not apply to the work conducted as part of Sussex Clinical Legal Education and clients will not be eligible to apply to the Solicitors Compensation Fund’

We aim to provide the same high standard of service expected in the practice of law. Ethical obligations, including the rules of confidentiality, apply to all work undertaken at our Law Clinics. All of our students and volunteers receive thorough training, guidance and supervision by solicitors, barristers and academics.

Law firm collaboration

If you are a solicitor or barrister in practice and would like to volunteer as a legal advisor for any of the Sussex Law Clinics, get in touch at lawclinic@sussex.ac.uk.

We have had meaningful help from the [Sussex Law Clinics] volunteers in giving advice and guidance to clients, completing forms for various benefits, and applying for grants for essential items. This has had a valuable impact on the communities we support. Friends, Families & Travellers
Sussex Law Clinics partner organisation

Studying Law at Sussex?

If you’re interested in studying Law at Sussex, find out how you can gain practical legal experience through the Law clinics.

Law clinic participation for students

Contact

To arrange an appointment with one of our Law Clinics, you can either:

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