“Meet people of influence, whether you have or don’t have a job. Drop application letters and CVs in different places and be available,” Kawino Gloria, a city lawyer advises youth. Twine Bella reports.

A city lawyer, Kawino Gloria says youth should deal with unemployment themselves and not expect to get what they need on a silver platter. Kawino currently works with Baale, Lubega and Co. Advocates, and believes the youth need to change how they look at themselves and issues affecting them. She also suggest that youth have to be more aggressive but patient.

“Before working for Baale, Lubega & Co. Advocates, I spent half a year writing application letters and CVs, dropping them off at every law firm I could possibly come across and some of those firms called me even after I got my current job,” she adds.

She started by working as a secretary in the firm since she was not yet a practicing lawyer. She says despite this, she showed diligence, persistence and commitment for two years, since 2015 and later was elevated to a better position after she finished her Law Development Centre and acquired a practicing license.

From a family of 10 (ten) children, Kawino is the 2^nd child and while growing up, fees was very hard for her father to raise. Her aunt offered to pay for her school fees until her graduation. She went to Shimoni Demonstration Primary School, Naalya Secondary School for her “O” level, Namirembe Hillside High School for her “A” level and Uganda Christian University for university studies. She also did her Diploma in Tax Practice and Administration at the East African School of Taxation, and later did a short course in clearing and forwarding at URA Lugogo before she concluded LDC.

As a young child, she was passionate about the poor that is why she became a lawyer. In her day to day activities, she gives legal advice to individuals, registers companies, concludes transactions like land-sell transactions, among other activities.

On a typical work day, she wakes up at 4:00am in case she has no personal car for transportation, prepares herself and should be present at work by 7:00am. At 8:00am, a general office meeting is a daily starter at Baale, Lubega & Co. Advocates. She then goes for court sessions, meets up with clients, and follows up on registration of companies.

“Practicing law is overwhelming, especially when a case is won or when a transaction is finished and the client is happy to trust you and continuously give business and more connections,” she adds. Kawino is looking forward to having her own law firm and an NGO in five years.