Commercial Property
Phone
0131 656 5586
Address
Caledonian Exchange 19A Canning Street Edinburgh EH3 8HE
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Alison is the Professional Support Director in our Commercial Property team based in Edinburgh.
Alison is a solicitor with over 30 years’ experience gained in private practice, specialising in commercial property, and at The Law Society of Scotland where she worked in their regulatory and professional practice teams. Her latter role at The Law Society involved providing advice and guidance to solicitors on a wide range of ethical and professional practice matters including anti-money laundering compliance, conflict of interest and risk management issues.
Alison provides professional support to our commercial, residential and rural property teams. This involves legal research, knowledge management and internal training for the fee earners.
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