Diana Angwech is a

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lawyer.

Education

Angwech obtained a

Bachelor of Laws Bachelor of Laws ( la, Legum Baccalaureus; LL.B.) is an undergraduate law degree in the United Kingdom and most common law jurisdictions. Bachelor of Laws is also the name of the law degree awarded by universities in the People's Republic of Chi ...

from

Makerere University Makerere University, Kampala (; Mak) is Uganda's largest and oldest institution of higher learning, first established as a technical school in 1922. It became an independent national university in 1970. Today, Makerere University is composed of ni ...

Career

Angwech began her legal career at ROK advocates. She later served as an attorney for the

International Justice Mission International Justice Mission is an international, non-governmental 501(c)(3) organization focused on human rights, law and law enforcement. Founded in 1997 by lawyer Gary Haugen of the United States, it is based in Washington, D.C. All IJM em ...

for over five years. She currently works as the business development manager at Shonubi Musoke & Co. Advocates. In September 2020, Diana Angwech was elected vice president of the

Uganda Law Society The Uganda Law Society (ULS) is an association of lawyers charged with ensuring high levels of professionalism among lawyers in Uganda. Mission The Mission statement is: To Develop a Skilled and Empowered Legal Profession in Execution of its Sta ...

(ULS) replacing Phoena Wall, who was elected as president of the ULS. She also serves as chairperson of the Young Lawyers Committee under the Executive Council of the ULS as well as the Young Lawyers committee under the East Africa Law Society. Angwech is the founder and chairperson of the Alabaster Mentorship Program. She is chairperson of Abide Family Centre, a non-governmental organization geared towards promoting the health of families located in

Jinja, Uganda Jinja is a city in the Eastern Region of Uganda, located on the North shores of Lake Victoria. Location Jinja is in Jinja District, Busoga sub-region, in the Eastern Region of Uganda. It is approximately , by road, east of Kampala, the capita ...

References

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