Tom Surr is an Associate for the Criminal team. He joined Kingsley Napley in October 2019 as a paralegal in the Criminal Litigation department and was promoted to Head Paralegal in March 2020. He worked on matters including criminal defence and police investigations, white collar and financial crime, international crime and extradition, and investigations. Tom has also volunteered for pro-bono projects including with the Queen Mary Legal Advice Centre, Amicus ALJ and the Zacchaeus 2000 Trust. Tom was offered a training contract with the firm in 2021.
Prior to joining the firm, Tom worked as a paralegal in the Crown Prosecution Service’s Extradition Unit and served as a police constable in the Metropolitan Police Service, as part of the pioneer cohort of the Police Now National Graduate Leadership Programme. He was the Dedicated Ward Officer for Kilburn, North London, working primarily in community policing and problem-solving. Tom is passionate about protecting and advancing individuals’ legal rights.
Tom read Geography at the University of Exeter and graduated with a 2.1. He went on to BPP University to pass the GDL and achieve a distinction in the LPC.
