16 reasons why Doughty Street’s Tunde Okewale is the most followed barrister on Instagram

Amal Clooney’s chambers colleague is rocking the Insta-verse

39 Essex Chambers’ Justine Thornton quietly joined Instagram the other day, and immediately hauled in an impressive 587 followers with 13 pictorial posts supporting her hubby’s campaign to lead the country.

It was good going by Mrs Ed Miliband but she has a long way to go before she matches Doughty Street junior barrister Tunde Okewale, who has amassed a whopping 5,242 Instagram followers.

With members of the bar typically preferring Twitter and solicitors going for LinkedIn, Okewale — who, incidentally, shares a chambers with fellow shrinking violet Amal Clooney — has made the legal Insta-verse his own. Here is how he did it.

1. He keeps his followers up to date even when he’s in court

#TBT #Lawyer #success #motivation #teamnodaysoff #positivethinking #picoftheday #popularpage #inspirational #suits. #courtroom #lawandorder #law #justice

A photo posted by Tunde Okewale (@tundeokewale) on Jun 26, 2014 at 12:24am PDT

2. Sometimes he makes these court snaps into memes

@UrbnLawyer: "Talk is cheap, until you hire a lawyer."

A photo posted by Tunde Okewale (@tundeokewale) on Oct 8, 2014 at 4:26am PDT

3. He combines commuting pics with life tips

7 Rules to a better Life : 1. Never Hate 2. Live Simply. 3. Expect a Little. 4. Give a lot. 5. Always Smile. 6. Live w/ Love. 7. Be With God #WhatWouldatundeSay #WhatWouldTundeWear #MFRmagazine #mensfashionblogger #blackmenwithstyle #GQ #LFW #fashionweek #ifyourereadingthisitstoolate #fashionformordenmen #menswithstyle #ozwaldboateng #mensfashionreview #menswear #mensfashion #blazer #pocketsquare

A photo posted by Tunde Okewale (@tundeokewale) on Apr 7, 2015 at 8:15am PDT

4. He has a personalised Archbold

#IfYourereadingThisItsTooLate #lawyers #LawyerJoke #WhatWouldTundeRead #boxFresh #Barrister #teamnodaysoff #Inspiration #law #picoftheday

A photo posted by Tunde Okewale (@tundeokewale) on Feb 19, 2015 at 2:26am PST

5. He uses the incredible story of how he bagged a pupillage with a 2:2 from Westminster Uni after a tough start in life to inspire wannabe lawyers

The Urban Lawyers Team would like to take this opportunity to invite you to an event taking place at BPP Law School in Holborn on Thursday 31st October 2013 6pm- 8pm. This is being hosted by the founder of Urban Lawyers, Tunde Okewale, and will revolve around his journey into becoming a Barrister after gaining a 2:2 in his degree. This will be beneficial to all law students who are looking to enter the field of law.

A photo posted by Tunde Okewale (@tundeokewale) on Oct 27, 2013 at 3:10am PDT

6. His access to law project, Urban Lawyers, helps students get Inns of Court scholarships

By @urbanlawyers via @RepostWhiz app: A recent email to #UrbanLawyers founder @tundeokewale and the UL team. Messages like this keep us going! Thank you! #motivation #barrister #BPTC #scholarship #winner (#RepostWhiz app) This message made me smile 🙂 #PayItForward #whatWouldTundeDo

A photo posted by Tunde Okewale (@tundeokewale) on Mar 23, 2015 at 5:15am PDT

7. Through Urban Lawyers Okewale also helps students to get training contracts

s/o @urbanlawyers and @BLPLaw and @BLPTrainees #Selfie #lifeasatrainee a big thank you to all those in attendance ( and in the selfie)

A photo posted by Tunde Okewale (@tundeokewale) on Jan 28, 2015 at 12:07pm PST

8. He’s not afraid to wear a beige polo neck under a blue checked suit

#WhatWouldTundeWear #MFRmagazine #mensfashionblogger #blackmenwithstyle #GQ #LFW #fashionweek #ifyourereadingthisitstoolate #fashionformordenmen #menswithstyle #ozwaldboateng #mensfashionreview #lcm

A photo posted by Tunde Okewale (@tundeokewale) on Feb 16, 2015 at 6:35am PST

9. He’s not afraid to wear a pink polo neck under a pink suit

A photo posted by Tunde Okewale (@tundeokewale) on Oct 9, 2014 at 12:16pm PDT

10. Such fashions decisions have paid off and he has been voted one of GQ’s “35 coolest men”

For those of you who didn't pick up the December issue of @britishgq the article is now on line I was no 33 on the cool list , the most influential men under 38.5 ( globally) S/O @kendricklamar @jack @mb459i @champagnepapi @petecashmore @ryan_gosling @pirloficial @charliecaselyhayford @christopherkanestudio who also made the list Link in my bio #GQ #WhatWouldTundeDo #fashionformodernmen #MFRmagazine

A photo posted by Tunde Okewale (@tundeokewale) on Mar 4, 2015 at 9:04am PST

11. He has a nice line in self-deprecatory humour

@_londons_very_own_ken – Act your wage

A photo posted by Tunde Okewale (@tundeokewale) on Apr 1, 2015 at 4:53am PDT

12. He is in great shape

idea credit:@lethalbizzle video credit: @verenastefanie.fitness Music: @lethalbizzle #Fester #teamnodaysoff #WhatWouldTundeDo #winning #noteverydaysuit #inspiration #gym #pullups #inspiration #Mood #motivation #dench #fitness #gymjunkies #barstarz strength #weights #strong #iliftheavy #progress #bodybuilding #festerskank #denchgang #dench #lethalbizzle

A video posted by Tunde Okewale (@tundeokewale) on Mar 31, 2015 at 7:00am PDT

13. Sometimes he combines his love of sharp suits and fitness

Beginning of a new series of videos: Suit Calisthenics idea and video credit: @lydiamok #brixtonstreetgym #streetgym #muscleups #calisthenics #calilife #barlife #blockworkout

A video posted by Tunde Okewale (@tundeokewale) on Jul 18, 2014 at 7:56am PDT

14. He gets invited to events where Barack Obama is speaking

#TBT – National Prayer Breakfast with @barrack_obama_offical

A photo posted by Tunde Okewale (@tundeokewale) on Jul 9, 2014 at 10:21pm PDT

15. He’s good at getting you going in the morning

Every morning you have a choice: forget your dreams or live them. #MotivationalMondays #WhatWouldTundeSay

A photo posted by Tunde Okewale (@tundeokewale) on Jan 18, 2015 at 10:07pm PST

16. He’s not afraid to reject the bar convention of faux-modesty and actually celebrate winning cases

#IfYourereadingThisItsTooLate #legendOnrepeat #goals #motivational #teamnodaysoff #teamwinning

A photo posted by Tunde Okewale (@tundeokewale) on Feb 24, 2015 at 4:33am PST

For more Instagram amusement, check out Legal Cheek‘s humour-packed pics here.