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Ryder Reid is currently recruiting for an exciting new opportunity!

Our top law firm client is seeking a Temporary Legal Secretary to support their Tax team, with prior law firm experience, to start ASAP. The role is office‑based five days a week and offers a competitive salary. The successful candidate must be available to start immediately. This assignment is expected to run for around 1 month with the possibility to extend further, depending on the team's needs.

For this role, you must have strong experience working as a Legal Secretary within a law firm, ideally supporting Tax, Corporate, or Finance teams, and be confident working in a fast‑paced environment.

Duties for this role will include:

File opening and compliance administrationGeneral administrative supportDiary managementBilling and time recordingOrganising and managing calendarsDrafting, amending and preparing correspondence and documentsArranging travel itineraries and bookingsScheduling internal and client meetingsDue to the high volume of applications, we are not able to respond to all enquiries. If you have not received a response within 72 hours, please assume you have not been shortlisted at this stage, however thank you for taking the time to apply.