Is Crown Prosecution Service a good company to work for?

Crown Prosecution Service has an overall rating of 3.7 out of 5, based on over 306 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months. 70% of employees would recommend working at Crown Prosecution Service to a friend and 50% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Crown Prosecution Service have been left by employees working as Paralegal Officer , Casework Assistant and Crown Prosecutor .

Does Crown Prosecution Service pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Crown Prosecution Service employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.3 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Crown Prosecution Service. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Crown Prosecution Service?

70% of Crown Prosecution Service employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Crown Prosecution Service 3.7 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.3 for culture and values and 3.3 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Crown Prosecution Service?

Senior Crown Prosecutor (33) , Paralegal Assistant (28) , Paralegal (26) , Casework Assistant (17) , Paralegal Officer (14) , Crown Prosecutor (12) , Lawyer (12) , Caseworker (8) , SCP (6) , Prosecutor (4) , Administrative Officer (3) , Business Manager (3) , District Crown Prosecutor (3) , Manager (3) , Specialist Prosecutor (3)

What are the pros of working at Crown Prosecution Service according to real employee reviews?

"Good work life balance" ((in 16 reviews)); "Good pension scheme" ((in 16 reviews)); "With great colleagues" ((in 15 reviews)); "Great people" ((in 15 reviews)); "Pay is good and rises annually" ((in 10 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Crown Prosecution Service according to real employee reviews?

"Some managers don’t give you flexi days you are due" ((in 8 reviews)); "Poor salary" ((in 7 reviews)); "Senior management are a bit poor." ((in 5 reviews)); "No training other than tick box training done digitally" ((in 5 reviews)); "The workload is quite high" ((in 4 reviews))

What Crown Prosecution Service locations have received the highest employee ratings?

Leicester , Bristol , Newcastle upon Tyne , London , Manchester

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3.7

70% would recommend to a friend

(290 total reviews)

Stephen Parkinson

80% approve of CEO

50% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.7

Diversity & inclusion

3.7

Work/Life balance

3.3

Culture & values

3.3

Compensation and benefits

3.3

Career opportunities

3.1

Senior management

Crown Prosecution Service has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 290 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Crown Prosecution Service employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Government and public administration industry (3.7 stars).

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290 reviews

5.0

Sep 10, 2025

PARALEGAL ASSISTANT

Paralegal assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

excellent court experience and networking opportunities

Cons

Not applicable, i really enjoy working here

4.0

Jun 4, 2026

Good salary, but long hours and extra prep needed

Crown prosecutor

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good salary for criminal law

Cons

Long working hours, expected to prep for court in your own time.

4.0

May 31, 2026

Supportive staff and good training, but work can be repetitive

Casework assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good staff to work with, liked training and development opportunities, nice environment.

Cons

Work can become repetitive if not introduced to new tasks/jobs to do.

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PARALEGAL ASSISTANT

Good salary, but long hours and extra prep needed

Supportive staff and good training, but work can be repetitive

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