[4] Lawrence was a policy advisor to WA state governments led by Richard Court, Geoff Gallop, Alan Carpenter and Colin Barnett.
[1][7] Lawrence left a government position in 2021 to work full-time as managing director of the Beelu Forest Distilling Company, a boutique distillery which she established on her property in Mundaring.
Her distillery was the only business in the hospitality industry to receive innovation funding, with the other 20 recipients focusing on medical technology, biotechnology and robotics.
The voucher was awarded to undertake laboratory research to develop a premium Australian organic spirits distilled with novel proprietary koji strain.
[9] In May 2018, Lawrence was selected as the ALP candidate for the 2018 Darling Range state by-election, which followed the resignation of former Labor MP Barry Urban over the falsification of his credentials.