The human rights advocate was listed alongside the likes of Prince
William, Drake and Tom Hardy. GQ described Tunde as having “celebrity”
status within
the English legal profession. The mag said Tunde was included in the
list because he “was named one of
the best-looking men in the legal world" by several blogs and also
because he set up Urban lawyers, an organisation that is making the law
accessible to young people.
Born to Nigerian parents, Tunde Okewale came to the UK when he was just a year old. He
grew up on a council estate in Hackney, London and put himself through
law school working at Sainsbury’s.
"I am a black kid from a working class family that grew up in Hackney, and I am hoping that young people will look at me and say, ‘if he can do it, I can do it’. It doesn’t have to be something in the legal profession, whatever you are passionate about go for it and give it your all.”
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