Alison studied law at the University of Sydney in New South Wales and graduated with First Class Honours in 2006. She was admitted to the Supreme Court of New South Wales in 2006 and the High Court of Australia in 2007. Alison was admitted to the Supreme Court of Tasmania shortly after moving to Tasmania in 2007. Alison began her career in the litigation division of a large commercial law firm in Sydney , before working in a boutique law firm specialising in employment law. She joined Butler McIntyre and Butler in November 2007.

Alison works primarily in commercial and civil litigation.

Alison is a committee member of the Young Lawyers Association and a member of Women Lawyers Association of Tasmania.

In her spare time Alison enjoys redecorating her house, cooking, walking her two dogs and exploring her new island-state.