Alison joined the firm in 2009, when the law firm was established and is Company Secretary. Alison worked at Arthur Andersen in Edinburgh in their accountancy division for some thirteen years, as an Executive Assistant with various senior members of staff including for seven years as an Executive Assistant to an Audit Partner. In 2002, Alison joined Inveresk Research as Personal Assistant to the Chief Executive, the Chief Financial Officer and Group Financial Controller and was recruited by the former Inveresk chief executive as PA when he established his own company, 1wn in 2005.