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Gillian Harding

Senior Associate
Corporate & Commercial

Gillian qualified as a solicitor in 2002 and has a wealth of experience across a broad range of corporate and commercial work in a wide range of sectors.

She studied law at Southampton University, where she gained a first class honours degree, and did her LPC at Guildford College of Law before moving to Hertfordshire, where she worked for many years before joining Woodfines in the Cambridge office in March 2023.

Gillian specialises in commercial contracts, including drafting bespoke standard contracts to suit individual businesses' needs. Her other particular interests include IP and IT contracts and corporate structuring and investments.

More about Gillian… 

What was your first job?

When I was 16, I started a Saturday job in a card shop. I stayed there until I left school and then temped as a legal secretary each summer while I was at university. I learned so much that way.

If you weren’t a lawyer or in your current profession, what would you be doing?

I’m not sure I’d want to do anything else. Assuming I’d won the lottery because neither pays well, I’d probably be making more latch hook rugs and wall art to sell in my Etsy shop while running a bookshop.

Testimonials

I'm currently working with Gillian Harding at Woodfines and couldn't be more impressed with the service she's providing me. She's gone above and beyond to explain everything and smooth it all out while being super reassuring. Great value as well. Can't thank her enough.

Legal 500 (2025)
Gillian Harding is a contract expert, attention to detail on every single word and fantastic communicator. She did her own research ahead of the call, was very good at estimating time and costs and delivered a legal product we are very please with.

Legal 500 (2025)