Laura Brown
Law Accountant
Paralegal
Laura founded Brown Owl Legal Support® to give solicitors and legal professionals the high-calibre administrative support they need, without the overhead of a full-time employee.
She built her foundation at Intelligent Office, where exceptional speed and accuracy quickly earned her a team leader position.
She then spent several years at Glasgow high-street firm Livingstone Brown, supporting vulnerable clients through complex litigation and mastering legal aid applications and accounts.
Her move to Shoosmiths in Edinburgh saw her providing PA support to partners in debt recovery, managing corporate caseloads with the efficiency that large firms demand.
While working full-time, Laura completed three paralegal qualifications from the University of Stirling and the University of Strathclyde in criminal litigation, debt recovery, and employment litigation.
This dual perspective - high-street empathy and corporate precision - means she understands exactly where administrative bottlenecks occur and how to eliminate them.
Areas of expertise:
Employment tribunals, children's hearings, family law (divorce, separation, powers of attorney, guardianship, contact, residence), immigration and asylum, civil disputes (Sheriff Court, Court of Session), debt recovery, and Mental Health Tribunal work.
Professional standing:
- Fellow of The Institute of Legal Secretaries & PAs;
- Approved Member of The Society of Virtual Assistants;
- Registered with the Information Commissioner's Office.
- Fully insured (professional indemnity and cyber liability).
Outside work, Laura is a Pilates addict and loves spending time at home with her husband and their cat.
Arwen Williamson
Legal Secretary
Transcriptionist
Arwen delivers fast, accurate legal transcription and secretarial support to law firms, expert witnesses, and businesses across Scotland - combining 25+ years of local legal office experience with the flexibility of remote working.
Based in the Inverness area, she spent over two decades in high-street legal practices, building expertise across conveyancing, litigation, and private client work. This foundation gives her an intuitive grasp of legal terminology and court documentation requirements that only long experience can provide.
What sets Arwen apart is her dual specialism. Her certificate in medical terminology means she seamlessly handles complex medico-legal reports, expert witness dictation, and medical records - work that generalist transcriptionists often struggle with.
Arwen adapts quickly to new subject areas while maintaining the precision that legal and medical documents demand.
Core services:
Fast, accurate audio and copy typing; drafting and submission of LBTT and Land Register forms; typing legal aid accounts from dictation and submission; document template creation; proofreading; and general legal administration.
Arwen also supports conveyancing teams with property viewings in Inverness and is available for in-office temping when face-to-face cover is needed.
Outside of work, Arwen enjoys live music, spending with with her husband and their cat, and creative writing. She is the author of "Proprietary Things: Thirteen Tales of Paranormal Horror."