HM Courts & Tribunals Service - Working here

Working Here

We’re a diverse organisation with a huge variety of roles across England and Wales. It’s an extremely exciting time to join us, because as well as continuing to deliver justice on a daily basis, we’re also undertaking a first-of-its-kind Reform Programme.

We’re passionate about creating better justice for everybody in the UK. Join us and you’ll work in an inclusive, diverse environment where there are opportunities for everyone to develop. We have locations all over England and Wales, and a real variety of roles, so we’re bound to have a position to suit you – whatever your skills and strengths.

For the prosecution
For the defence
For everyone

If you can show commitment in the areas of continuous change, managing uncertainty, and designing services around users, then you could even help lead the changes we’re undertaking as part of our Reform Programme. The programme aims to deliver pioneering judicial services that work better for the public. With over £1bn of funding, it’s the most ambitious programme of its kind anywhere in the world. It’s a truly innovative programme, and we need a flexible workforce to deliver it. If you’re talented, enthusiastic and feel excited by the challenge that the Reform Programme will offer, then this is a unique chance to get involved so take a look at our current vacancies and soon you could be joining us on our transformation journey.

We’re in the middle of an exciting period of change, and we’re fundamentally altering the way we deliver justice. Join us, and you’ll be at the heart of this change, helping to create a world-class service – for everyone. As well as offering an inclusive, diverse working environment, we’ll support your professional and personal wellbeing with a generous portfolio of benefits, flexible working, and a variety of learning opportunities. After all, we want to create better justice for the people who use our courts and tribunal services, but we’re also absolutely committed to the development and aspirations of our people.

Whether you work in query management or case administration, operations or digital, finance or HR, we’ll encourage you to embrace the opportunities our Reform Programme will bring. There are so many ways to join in, work together, and create better justice.

Our Reform Programme has already delivered

  • National implementation of a new in-court system that records the results of cases digitally.
  • A video hearings service that’s been expanded from tax to property and employment tribunal hearings.
  • A new digital system providing shared case information in criminal cases to the police, CPS, courts and legal professionals.
  • A Civil Money Claims service, with the fastest claim being lodged and paid under two hours.
  • An online Divorce Service, Single Justice Service and Social Security & Child Support Service, all delivered from our centres.
  • An Online Probate Service issuing up to 3,500 grants per week.

Our new open-plan CTSC offices in Salford Quays

Our centres are open from 8am-8pm Monday to Friday and 8am-2pm on Saturdays. Some of our roles follow particular shift patterns, but we’ll ask for your preferences at the interview stage and agree on your final working hours when we make you an offer.