Does Optima Legal pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Optima Legal employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.0 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Optima Legal . This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Optima Legal ?

57% of Optima Legal employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Optima Legal 3.4 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.1 for culture and values and 3.1 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Optima Legal ?

Case Assistant (21) , Case Executive (14) , Team Manager (5) , Manager (4) , Case Handler (3) , Case Manager (3) , Operations Manager (3) , Paralegal (3) , Remortgage Case Executive (3) , Administrative Assistant (2) , Learning and Development Manager (2) , Legal Cashier (2) , Senior Manager (2) , Solicitor (2)

What are the pros of working at Optima Legal according to real employee reviews?

"Nice people to work with." ((in 15 reviews)); "Work from home full time" ((in 8 reviews)); "colleagues were friendly and approachable." ((in 6 reviews)); "Good manager could be better" ((in 4 reviews)); "The new owners genuinely seem to care about their staff." ((in 3 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Optima Legal according to real employee reviews?

"Micro management" ((in 14 reviews)); "Pay and hours are not great" ((in 9 reviews)); "They are hired in from outside with little to no previous legal sector experience, given virtually no training and left to it." ((in 5 reviews)); "Salaries inadequate" ((in 4 reviews))

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Optima Legal reviews

3.1

57% would recommend to a friend

(129 total reviews)

Tom Trevorrow

76% approve of CEO

59% positive business outlook

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Optima Legal has an employee rating of 3.1 out of 5 stars, based on 129 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Optima Legal employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Legal industry (3.8 stars).

Reviews by job title

129 reviews

1.0

Jun 23, 2026

Limited support

Case assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

There simply wasn’t any at all

Cons

Micro management No empathy Treated as a number in a system Company was poorly run and we had to pick up the peices Constant promises to progress which wasn’t the case - donkey and the carrot…

3.0

Jan 22, 2026

5

Administrative assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

learnt a lot about remortgages

Cons

non applicable to enter here

3.0

Oct 27, 2025

Good staff

Legal cashier

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good team members, fun environment

Cons

Terrible pay and no opportunity to progress

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