Canada's Legal Jobs and Recruitment Firm
Toronto, Ontario
ZSA Legal Recruitment connects legal professionals across Canada with new career opportunities and partners with law firms and businesses to grow their legal teams. As Canada’s leading national legal recruitment firm, we operate from offices in Vancouver, Calgary, Toronto, and Montreal. Established in 1997, we’ve built long-standing relationships with law firms of all sizes and companies ranging from global leaders to emerging start-ups. What sets us apart is our deep legal market expertise, a tailored approach to recruitment, and a strong commitment to understanding the needs of both clients and candidates. We specialize in recruiting and headhunting for: - Partners and Lawyers - General Counsel, In-House Counsel and Senior Legal roles - Legal Support Staff (Paralegals, Law Clerks, Legal Assistants) Whether you're hiring or exploring your next career move, ZSA is here to guide you. To learn more, visit www.zsa.ca
Sur place · Montréal
Represent financial institutions, real estate investors, and property owners in large-scale real estate transactions. Participate in property acquisitions, sales, financing, development, and conversion projects.
Sur place · Montréal
Lead complex civil and commercial litigation matters, take responsibility for mandates, advise clients, and contribute to strategic decisions and case conduct. Develop client relationships and business, build an individual practice, and support the development of junior lawyers.
Sur place · Montréal
Maintain corporate books and records, prepare and follow up on board and committee meetings, and ensure compliance with corporate registers and regulatory filings. Support the legal department’s daily activities, liaise with business units, contribute to special projects, and provide administrative follow-up on files, including intellectual property matters.
Sur place · Montréal
Serve as the legal resource for the company's activities in Quebec, including contracts, negotiations, commercial matters, and day-to-day legal advice. Support teams delivering major construction projects and managing claims, and collaborate with the pan-Canadian legal team on projects and matters outside Quebec.
Sur place · Montréal
Handle large-scale real estate matters, including property acquisitions and dispositions and real estate financing. Advise and represent businesses, property owners, developers, and lending institutions on transactions and day-to-day business matters involving a range of property types.
Sur place · Montréal
Advise clients on the validity and legal compliance of pension and employee benefit plan provisions. Work with experienced lawyers on matters involving mergers and acquisitions, insolvency, and reorganizations.
Sur place · Montréal
Handle a varied portfolio of sophisticated financing transactions, primarily for institutional and private lenders and also for businesses seeking financing. Manage multiple matters from start to finish with substantial autonomy and direct client contact.
Sur place · Montréal
Handle complex civil and commercial litigation matters for sophisticated clients, including major commercial disputes and banking and real estate litigation. Work on extraordinary remedies and measures, including injunctions, Anton Piller orders, and Mareva injunctions.
Sur place · Montréal
Advise business lines on varied and complex financing transactions, including syndicated financing, securitization, structured finance, subordinated debt, and indirect financing; help structure and execute transactions, negotiate legal documents, and provide practical legal advice. Support strategic financing initiatives, coordinate external counsel as needed, advise internal teams on financing-related legal matters, and contribute to knowledge sharing and continuous improvement.
Télétravail · Quebec, Quebec, Canada
Negotiate and draft complex commercial contracts with external counterparties, primarily service sales agreements and, to a lesser extent, procurement contracts. Address privacy and technology matters, develop internal training and processes, and assess risks.
Hybride · Montréal
Lead and support transactions from opportunity and legal risk analysis through due diligence, negotiation, closing, and post-acquisition integration, working with external counsel. Advise business teams and senior leaders on commercial agreements and day-to-day legal matters, including technology, services, suppliers, partnerships, real estate, employment, privacy, governance, and compliance.
Sur place · Montréal
Advise business clients on mergers and acquisitions, company sales and purchases, reorganizations, investments, and other strategic commercial transactions. Lead and grow an established practice while working with colleagues and other practice groups to deliver client mandates.
Sur place · Montréal
Coordinate and document the work of the board and its committees, maintain corporate records, monitor regulatory changes, and support updates to policies and the Code of Ethics. Process information-access and privacy requests, handle official-languages complaints, collaborate with federal commissioners’ offices, and support trademark portfolio management.
Sur place · Montréal
The lawyer will handle intellectual property transactions, including contract negotiation and due diligence. They will also contribute to litigation matters involving trademarks, patents, and intellectual property rights violations.
Sur place · Québec
Manage diverse labor law files from the union side, including conducting research and drafting legal opinions. Gradually participate in pleadings before courts and arbitrators while collaborating with a collegial team.
Sur place · Montréal
The Director of Legal Affairs will manage the legal function and provide strategic advice on commercial, corporate, and regulatory matters. They will also lead a team of two legal professionals and oversee external counsel while supporting the company's growth and strategic initiatives.
Sur place · Montréal
The Director will lead transactional real estate matters, including property acquisitions, dispositions, and project development. They will also manage corporate law affairs, partnerships, contract negotiations, and insurance portfolios while collaborating with senior management and external firms.