Secretariat of the Uganda Law Society

The day-to-day implementation of the Society's programs and activities is undertaken by the Secretariat, which is headed by the Executive Director and compartmentalized into five departments. These are the departments:

Policy, Advocacy and Members Affairs

This is headed by a Head of Department, with the objective of 'Conducting periodic analysis and review of laws and policies to inform; and to design programs and activities aimed at improving the professional and social welfare of the Legal Fraternity in Uganda.

Legal Aid and Pro Bono Services

This is headed by a Head of Department, with the objective of 'Promoting access to justice for the Indigent men, women and children in Uganda through provision of legal aid advisory services and legal and human rights awareness campaigns. Under this Department, the Legal Aid Project of the Uganda law Society is running 7 regional legal aid clinics across all regions of the country.

The Legal Resource Centre

The Legal Resource Centre is headed by a Manager, with the objective of 'Empowering the legal practitioners in Uganda with easily accessible current legal resource materials and texts; and to establish and maintain an effective information flow system for all the legal practitioners in Uganda.

Finance and Administration

This is headed by a Head of Department, with objective of 'Ensuring optimal and efficient resource utilization at the Secretariat, and over-seeing the Administrative and Human Resources of the Secretariat.

Continuing Legal Education

This is headed by a Manager, with the objective of 'Continuous Professional skills enhancement of lawyers in Uganda to ensure harmony with the developments within the legal fraternity across the globe'.