What’s next in your legal career?
We have hundreds of opportunities

Hiring?
Leave it to ZSA to find the right candidate
for your law firm or company

What’s next in your legal career?
We have hundreds of opportunities

Hiring ?
Leave it to ZSA to
find the right candidate
for your law firm
or company

Salary, bonus and equity trends in Canada’s legal market infographic by ZSA Legal Recruitment

The 2026 Canadian In-House Lawyer Salary Guide is Now Available!

Discover the latest Canadian in-house lawyer salary trends and compensation benchmarks. Compare your pay, explore market insights, and make informed career or hiring decisions with our comprehensive guide.

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ZSA is Canada’s Leading National Legal Recruitment Firm

ZSA Legal Recruitment is Canada’s largest national legal recruitment firm specializing in the headhunting, recruitment and placement of lawyers, legal support staff and law firm management.

ZSA partners with Canadian and international law firms and organizations of all sizes, serving as their ambassador and trusted advisor and spearheading efforts to recruit top legal talent to fulfill their hiring needs. ZSA’s experienced team of highly-skilled recruiters and headhunters work closely with clients to solve complex talent acquisition challenges by utilizing industry-leading techniques to source, headhunt and proactively search the market for top-notch legal professionals.

ZSA is the esteemed founder of several of Canada’s premier legal events, including the Canadian General Counsel Awards, Western Canada General Counsel Awards, Québec General Counsel Awards, and the exclusive Quorum Club—celebrating excellence in legal leadership nationwide for over 20 years.

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ZSA has sent me emails over the years when interesting opportunities arise. I dealt with Mike and Amrit and was placed as an associate. Amrit and Mike are both very organized, knowledgeable, candid, and my experience with them was excellent. I have used other recruiters in the past, but ZSA has been the most helpful.
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I have been working with ZSA for over 5 years, and they placed me in my previous roles. I dealt with Kareyn and was placed as a Senior Law Clerk. Kareyn was excellent and very helpful in getting back to me with details pertaining to next steps with the client. I have used other recruiters in the past but ZSA is by far the best agency I have worked with.
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Senior Law Clerk
I was placed as an associate lawyer and dealt with Orit. I had previously contacted some recruiters and looked at job postings before contacting ZSA. Orit was excellent and helped me understand what the employers were looking for and gave me good insight on the existing culture of the employer/firm etc.
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Associate Lawyer
I experience dealing with Orit was excellent, and I was placed as an associate. Orit is well-connected, organized, professional and efficient, but above all, she clearly had my best interests at heart, which made me trust her throughout the process. Orit’s knowledge of the profession and the process, from negotiating the terms of my new contract to advice on how to resign, was invaluable.
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