Lawyer | Fraud Analyst | Fraud Investigator | Commercial Lawyer | Teacher | Mentor |

I am a self driven, God fearing, ambitious and determined individual. I love legal practice and enjoy helping people understand their rights and apply it in their everyday life. I am a go getter and love striving for anything above my reach. I am an ardent rugby fan and have played it before and shall always support KOBS RUGBY CLUB!

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Office of the Auditor General of Uganda. Senior Specialist. August 2022 – Present (5 months) Kampala, Uganda.

Achievements and Responsibilities:

• Engage in investigation of government and international organisations to establish existence or otherwise of financial fraud and abuse. This involves investigatory and interview skills as well as report writing skills. The investigation involves the use of different investigatory skills and research methods to ensure effective performance.

Messrs Impala Legal Advocates and Legal Consultants. Legal Associate. April 2010 –  April 2011 (1 year 1 month) Impala Plaza.

Achievements and Responsibilities:

• As a fresh graduate from the Bar course, i was employed and was responsible for Drafting pleadings.
• Perusal of client and case files, Interviewing clients and taking instructions, Drafting filing and incorporating companies, Dealing with and transacting on land related matters.
• Attending court Handled all matters incidental to corporate transactions, Writing submissions and legal opinions.
• Conducting due diligence on several corporate and civil matters, Research and data collection.
• Writing several legal briefs on different corporate and civil matters for the different clients in the firm.
• I was involved in the incorporation, registration and setting up of one of the international banks in Uganda.
• I was involved in several intellectual property claims and undertook several commercial arbitration and restructuring cases.

Nambale, Nerima & Co Advocates. Legal Associate. 2011 – 2011 (less than a year) Conrad Plaza, 2nd Floor, Entebbe Road.

Achievements and Responsibilities:

• As a legal associate i was responsible for Drafting pleadings for the different clients, Perusal of case files, Interviewing clients, preparing filing and incorporating companies, conducting land transactions for different clients, attending court, handling all matters incidental to corporate transactions, researching, and Writing submissions and legal opinions, Conducting due diligence on several corporate and civil matters, Writing several legal briefs on different corporate and civil matters for the different clients in the firm. During this period, i handled several transactions for banks and government institutions successfully.

Directorate of Public Prosecution, Uganda. Legal Intern. August 2009 – October 2009 (3 months) Kampala, Uganda.

Achievements and Responsibilities:

• As part of My bar course i was recruited in the Directorate of Public Prosecution as an intern and while there i was involved in review of different case files, preferring different criminal charges, advising investigatory arms of government on the different cases. I also participated in the legal training of police officers on legal processes.

1. University of Birmingham. Master’s Degree, Commercial Law (2014 – 2015)
2. Law Development Center. Post Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice, Legal Practice (2009 – 2010)
3. Makerere University. Bachelor of Laws, Law (2004 – 2008)