In 2003,Parkinson moved into private practice and joined London law firm Kingsley Napley. He was admitted as a solicitor in 2005,[10] and became a partner of the firm in the same year. He was head of the criminal litigation practice from 2006 to 2018,and subsequently became the firm's senior partner in May 2018.[11] He retired in 2023 after 20 years with the firm.[9]
In September 2023,it was announced that he would be the next Director of Public Prosecutions and head of the Crown Prosecution Service.[8] He took up the post on 1 November 2023,succeeding Sir Max Hill.[12] He is the first solicitor to be the DPP since the 1960s,and the first to head the CPS.[13][needs update]
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