Alison Di Rollo KC () is a Scottish

advocate An advocate is a professional in the field of law. List of country legal systems, Different countries and legal systems use the term with somewhat differing meanings. The broad equivalent in many English law–based jurisdictions could be a ba ...

who served as

Solicitor General for Scotland His Majesty's Solicitor General for Scotland () is one of the Law Officers of the Crown, and the deputy of the Lord Advocate, whose duty is to advise the Scottish Government on Scots Law. They are also responsible for the Crown Office and P ...

from 2016 to 2021.

Education

Di Rollo attended

Hutchesons' Grammar School Hutchesons' Grammar School is a private, co-educational day school for pupils aged 3–18 in Glasgow, Scotland. It was founded as Hutchesons' Boys' Grammar School by George Hutcheson and Thomas Hutcheson in 1641, making it the 19th oldest scho ...

and was the Head Girl in 1978/9. She was also the Vice-Captain of the hockey team. She studied at

Glasgow University The University of Glasgow (abbreviated as ''Glas.'' in post-nominals; ) is a public research university in Glasgow, Scotland. Founded by papal bull in , it is the fourth-oldest university in the English-speaking world and one of Scotland's four ...

Legal career

In 1985, Di Rollo completed legal traineeship in private practice at the now defunct law firm of McGrigor Donald based in

Glasgow Glasgow is the Cities of Scotland, most populous city in Scotland, located on the banks of the River Clyde in Strathclyde, west central Scotland. It is the List of cities in the United Kingdom, third-most-populous city in the United Kingdom ...

, and joined the

Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service The Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service () is the independent public prosecution service for Scotland, and is a Ministerial Department of the Scottish Government. The department is headed by His Majesty's Lord Advocate, who under t ...

(COPFS). She worked in various offices before being appointed deputy head of the High Court Unit in Crown Office, and later Head of Operational Policy. In May 2008, she was seconded from the Crown Office to take up appointment as a trial advocate depute. Di Rollo successfully convicted Marek Harcar, the murderer of businesswoman Moira Jones in a Glasgow park. In February 2010, Di Rollo joined the Crown Office National Sexual Crimes Unit, becoming the first deputy head of the unit. She was appointed head of the National Sexual Crimes Unit in January 2013. In 2015, she was appointed senior

advocate depute The Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service () is the independent public prosecutor, prosecution service for Scotland, and is a Ministerial Department of the Scottish Government. The department is headed by Charles III of the United Kingd ...

Solicitor General

Di Rollo was nominated for the post by Scottish First Minister,

Nicola Sturgeon Nicola Ferguson Sturgeon (born 19 July 1970) is a Scottish politician who served as First Minister of Scotland and Leader of the Scottish National Party (SNP) from 2014 to 2023. She has served as a member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) sin ...

on 31 May 2016 as part of the formation of the

Second Sturgeon government Nicola Sturgeon formed the second Sturgeon government following her Scottish National Party's victory in the 2016 Scottish Parliament election. Sturgeon was nominated by a vote of the 5th Scottish Parliament for appointment to the post of first ...

, following the

2016 Scottish Parliament election The 2016 Scottish parliament election was held on Thursday, 5 May 2016 to elect 129 members to the Scottish Parliament. It was the fifth Next Scottish Parliament election, election held since the devolved parliament was established in 1999. It ...

. Her nomination was confirmed by the

Scottish Parliament The Scottish Parliament ( ; ) is the Devolution in the United Kingdom, devolved, unicameral legislature of Scotland. It is located in the Holyrood, Edinburgh, Holyrood area of Edinburgh, and is frequently referred to by the metonym 'Holyrood'. ...

on 1 June 2016. In May 2021, Di Rollo announced her intention to step down as Solicitor General for Scotland.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Di Rollo, Alison Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Scottish lawyers Solicitors general for Scotland Scottish women lawyers Women members of the Scottish Government Women law officers of the Crown in the United Kingdom 21st-century King's Counsel Alumni of the University of Glasgow People educated at Hutchesons' Grammar School