Does Virginia Indigent Defense Commission pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Virginia Indigent Defense Commission employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.1 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Virginia Indigent Defense Commission. This rating has improved by 15% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Virginia Indigent Defense Commission?

56% of Virginia Indigent Defense Commission employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Virginia Indigent Defense Commission 3.3 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.7 for culture and values and 3.0 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Virginia Indigent Defense Commission?

Legal Assistant (8) , Assistant Public Defender (7) , Assistant Public Defender I (2) , Internship (2) , Investigator (2)

What are the pros of working at Virginia Indigent Defense Commission according to real employee reviews?

"Good benefits" ((in 3 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Virginia Indigent Defense Commission according to real employee reviews?

"Low pay, but expected." ((in 5 reviews))

Virginia Indigent Defense Commission Reviews

3.5

56% would recommend to a friend

(39 total reviews)

David J. Johnson

55% approve of CEO

57% positive business outlook

Virginia Indigent Defense Commission has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 39 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Virginia Indigent Defense Commission employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Government and public administration industry (3.6 stars).

Reviews by job title

39 reviews

5.0

6 July 2026

Nice workplace with opportunities for raises, but high turnover

Human resources assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Great place to work. You will get raises maybe slowly, but you will. Everyone is nice and the environment is good

Cons

There is lots of turnover

4.0

26 June 2026

Good for the area

Senior assistant public defender

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Tight team Excellent office manager

Cons

Probably one of the toughest jurisdictions in the state - high workload

3.0

20 June 2026

OK

Legal assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Everyone there believed in the mission, work felt important and the camaraderie in our little corner felt good

Cons

Some weird tension between atty's and legal staff at times, some of the churn could be disheartening tough to deal with (not really the organization's fault though), felt a little disposable (and I mean, ultimately, that's true!)

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Jobs at Virginia Indigent Defense Commission

Investigator - Fairfax

Fairfax, VA

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USD 65K - USD 65K /yr

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Office Manager (Administrative) - Chesterfield

Chesterfield, VA

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USD 50K - USD 50K /yr

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Paralegal - Chesterfield

Chesterfield, VA

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USD 54K - USD 54K /yr

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Attorney - Assistant Public Defender I - Hampton

Hampton, VA

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USD 65K - USD 78K /yr

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Attorney - Assistant Public Defender I/II - Danville

Danville, VA

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USD 65K - USD 88K /yr

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