As a crown prosecutor, you advocate in the Magistrates Court and prosecute a full range of cases. You will spend most of your time handling matters in the Magistrates Court, reviewing and presenting evidence in cases from common assault to drugs offences.
Your roles and responsibilities
- Prepare and present cases for prosecution in the magistrates' court
- Advise police and other investigators on casework in a wide range of summary-only and some either-way offences
- Decide, based on evidence, whether prosecutions should proceed or be discontinued in matters heard in the magistrates' court
- Explain our decisions clearly to stakeholders—including magistrates, counsel, victims, witnesses and the police
- Work effectively as part of a multi-skilled team
Person specification
- You must be a qualified lawyer
- You must demonstrate your commitment to public service, making a difference to the communities we serve and our Crown Prosecution Service values
- You’re focused on personal development and career progression
Behaviours
- Making Effective Decisions
- Communicating and Influencing
Technical skills
- You must demonstrate the appropriate level of legal Intellect.
Qualifications
- Legally qualified: You must be a qualified solicitor or barrister and be able to obtain a valid Practising Certificate for England and Wales.
- Academic: You must have a law degree, Common Professional Examination and/or Graduate Diploma in Law.
- Professional: You must have completed a Legal Practice Course, Solicitors Qualifying Exam or Bar Professional Training Course and the relevant pupillage and training contract—or have received full exemption from the relevant professional regulatory body, either the Solicitors Regulation Authority or the Bar Standards Board.
- CILEx: You must be a Fellow of CILEx and a CILEx Advocate/Litigator holding all three advocacy certificates providing you with a "general qualification" within the meaning of s.71 (3) (c) Courts and Legal Services Act 1990. You must have a right of audience in relation to any class of proceedings in any part of the Senior Courts, or all proceedings in county courts or magistrates' courts in order to meet the requirements for a Crown Prosecutor specified by section 1 Prosecution of Offences Act 1985. If you don’t hold this CILEx qualification, you’re not eligible to apply for this vacancy. If you’re unsure whether you have qualified through CILEx, contact us to establish your eligibility for this role.
If you apply and are found not to possess any of the above, any offer of employment will be withdrawn, or contract terminated.
Job Offer
Alongside your salary of £44,520, Crown Prosecution Service contributes £12,897 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme.
We want to ensure our employees can thrive at work and home and offer a range of support to achieve a balance. This includes flexibility of working hours, flexibility to support caring responsibilities and a flexible approach to deployment. While the Crown Prosecution Service operates a hybrid working policy, some roles—including the crown prosecutor role—must attend court for the full working week to carry out their role and responsibilities.
Benefits
- a Civil Service contributory pension of up to 28.9%
- 25 days' leave, increasing to 30 days after 5 years
- lawyer training programme
- an extra privilege day to mark the King's birthday
- competitive maternity, paternity and parental leave
- flexible working and a family-friendly approach to work
- a Cycle2Work scheme, employee savings
- a range of learning and development activities, an individual learning account, and central and local development opportunities
As a crown prosecutor, you advocate in the Magistrates Court and prosecute a full range of cases. You will spend most of your time handling matters in the Magistrates Court, reviewing and presenting evidence in cases from common assault to drugs offences.
Your roles and responsibilities
- Prepare and present cases for prosecution in the magistrates’ court
- Advise police and other investigators on casework in a wide range of summary-only and some either-way offences
- Decide, based on evidence, whether prosecutions should proceed or be discontinued in matters heard in the magistrates’ court
- Explain our decisions clearly to stakeholders—including magistrates, counsel, victims, witnesses and the police
- Work effectively as part of a multi-skilled team
Person specification
- You must be a qualified lawyer
- You must demonstrate your commitment to public service, making a difference to the communities we serve and our Crown Prosecution Service values
- You’re focused on personal development and career progression
Behaviours
- Making Effective Decisions
- Communicating and Influencing
Technical skills
- You must demonstrate the appropriate level of legal Intellect.
Qualifications
- Legally qualified: You must be a qualified solicitor or barrister and be able to obtain a valid Practising Certificate for England and Wales.
- Academic: You must have a law degree, Common Professional Examination and/or Graduate Diploma in Law.
- Professional: You must have completed a Legal Practice Course, Solicitors Qualifying Exam or Bar Professional Training Course and the relevant pupillage and training contract—or have received full exemption from the relevant professional regulatory body, either the Solicitors Regulation Authority or the Bar Standards Board.
- CILEx: You must be a Fellow of CILEx and a CILEx Advocate/Litigator holding all three advocacy certificates providing you with a “general qualification” within the meaning of s.71 (3) (c) Courts and Legal Services Act 1990. You must have a right of audience in relation to any class of proceedings in any part of the Senior Courts, or all proceedings in county courts or magistrates’ courts in order to meet the requirements for a Crown Prosecutor specified by section 1 Prosecution of Offences Act 1985. If you don’t hold this CILEx qualification, you’re not eligible to apply for this vacancy. If you’re unsure whether you have qualified through CILEx, contact us to establish your eligibility for this role.
If you apply and are found not to possess any of the above, any offer of employment will be withdrawn, or contract terminated.
Job Offer
Alongside your salary of £44,520, Crown Prosecution Service contributes £12,897 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme.
We want to ensure our employees can thrive at work and home and offer a range of support to achieve a balance. This includes flexibility of working hours, flexibility to support caring responsibilities and a flexible approach to deployment. While the Crown Prosecution Service operates a hybrid working policy, some roles—including the crown prosecutor role—must attend court for the full working week to carry out their role and responsibilities.
Benefits
- a Civil Service contributory pension of up to 28.9%
- 25 days’ leave, increasing to 30 days after 5 years
- lawyer training programme
- an extra privilege day to mark the King’s birthday
- competitive maternity, paternity and parental leave
- flexible working and a family-friendly approach to work
- a Cycle2Work scheme, employee savings
- a range of learning and development activities, an individual learning account, and central and local development opportunities
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