President, ZSA Québec | Legal Recruiter / Headhunter

(514) 447-8920 dtardif@zsa.ca

Dominique Tardif

As President, ZSA Québec | Legal Recruiter / Headhunter, Dominique is responsible for recruitment activities for the province of Québec and is also involved at the national level regarding the company’s strategic direction.

At ZSA since 2005, Dominique devotes her time exclusively to the recruitment of lawyers & notaries. She works on filling positions with both law firms and companies, whether start-ups, multinationals, boutique law firms or local, national and pan-Canadian law firms.

She has filled mandates at all levels of experience; partner group moves, firm mergers, departmental heads, vice-presidents of legal affairs, associates and legal counsel in all areas of law. She advises employers on the development of their departmental structure and on the budget needed to open new positions, identifies risks and potential challenges and accompanies them all along the recruitment process. As for lawyers, she acts as their agent, identifying the options available to them and advising them on how to achieve their career objectives in the best possible way.

Dominique is also responsible for overseeing the Montréal office team and establishing the office’s development, marketing and partnership strategies. She takes part in numerous events of the legal community, writes and gives interviews to the media on a regular basis, and since 2009 has run a bi-monthly column in a well-known legal blog on the leaders of the legal world (“Faisons parler les leaders”, http://www.droit-inc.com/Leaders). Prior to joining ZSA, she practised civil & commercial litigation at Robinson Sheppard Shapiro. A member of the Québec Bar since 2001, Dominique holds a Bachelor of Laws from Université Laval (Dean’s List) and a graduate degree in Business from the John Molson School of Business / Concordia University (with distinction).

Originally from beautiful Québec city, Dominique still keeps a pied-à-terre there. In her spare time, she enjoys reading and cooking, is a fan of decor and regularly spends time at the cottage in the Laurentians. While she certainly finds much significance and motivation in her work, it is her two little girls who are obviously her greatest pride!


Success Stories

Sébastien Lafrance

Former Legal Counsel | Heenan

ZSA is unlike any other agency, and Dominique Tardif is certainly in it for something! Mrs. Tardif constantly strives to give the best of herself in her work by ensuring,…

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Laurence Sellyn

Business advisor, Corporate director and former CFO and Chief Administrative Officer of Gildan Activewear

ZSA is our preferred choice of legal recruiting partner. I have always found them enormously responsive, thorough and pragmatic. ZSA recruiters have a keen understanding of our business and are…

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Hilary Lungu

Bilingual Recruiter | Suncor

I would highly recommend Dominique and ZSA Legal Recruitment. Her professionalism, insight into the legal industry and prompt responses were greatly appreciated. We were very pleased with the caliber of…

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Isabelle Breton

Senior Legal Counsel | Downstream at Suncor Energy Inc.

Dominique has always demonstrated a fair balance between the needs of her clients and my expectations as a candidate in order to achieve the perfect fit. Inevitably, Dominique is able…

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Hanna Vineberg

Talent Acquisition Champion - Helping Business Leaders Get a Good Night's Sleep

Dominique and her team handled our search with speed, efficiency and professionalism They possess expertise of the industry, market and roles and coupled this well to our need and organizational…

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Ingrid Larochelle

Legal Counsel | Imperial Tobacco Canada

Dominique handled my job search process with great professionalism and efficiency. She was able to identify the perfect job opportunity. I definitely appreciated the valuable experience and knowledge Dominique’s team…

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Daniel Khazzam

Legal Counsel | Bombardier Inc.

Dominique and her team have an approach that is both professional and personal. Of course, they have excellent knowledge of the employer and the position to be filled. The added…

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Laurent Gauthier

Senior Director - Legal Affairs | UNI-SELECT CANADA

We recently used ZSA’s services to fill a senior counsel role within our organization. Most of the interactions were with Dominique Tardif, who provided Class-A service throughout the mandate. Often…

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Randi Korzinstone

Formerly at Pinsky, Zelman, Segal, Santillo

I was very satisfied by my experience working with Dominique. She really took the time to understand what I was looking for in a new job. I was also very…

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Paul Shay

Chief Operating Officer | Brain Canada Foundation

Dominique did a fantastic job recruiting a great group of candidates for our in-house counsel. She took the time to understand our context and pro-actively recruited candidates that fit our…

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Doug Mitchell

Partner, Irving Mitchell Kalichman

Dominique was able to understand our firm and our needs well beyond the specific mandate that we hired her for. She was able to spot an unforeseen opportunity and turn…

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Karine Joizil

Former Lawyer – Belleau Lapointe

Dominique understands your needs and is able to appreciate what opportunities suit you. Her knowledge of the market is certainly a added value. She is also very clever and provides…

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Linda Caty

Former Corporate Secretary | BCE Inc. and Bell Canada

The partners of ZSA have shown during the recruiting period imagination and creativity. We found their advices and tools very useful. The fact that they know how to listen, their…

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Elise St-Jean

Former Resources Manager | AVEOS

ZSA is renowned for the professionalism of its consultants and its level of expertise in the legal recruitment field. As a former recruitment professional, I can appreciate the level of…

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Melanie Julien

Director, Legal Affairs, Corporate Sector | Caisse dépôt et de placements du Québec

We greatly appreciate the collaboration with ZSA, more particularly with Dominique Tardif. She helped us to recruit several professionals to complete our legal team. She had a clear understanding of…

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Andre Khury

President | ACASS Headquarters

I wanted to drop you a short note to express my gratitude of the stellar performance ZSA demonstrated with sourcing my lead General Counsel. Right from the Get-Go, the service…

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J Liz Freedman

Previously at Rio Tinto Alcan Inc.

Dominique has sound judgment, excellent instincts and innate people skills, and even though she was often retained by the employer, I always felt as though she had my interests at…

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Alisha Scichilone

Previously at Club Intrawest

I thoroughly enjoyed all of my interactions with Dominique over the three months we worked together and found her to be one of the strongest recruiters I have worked with…

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Mark Ng

Former Chief Canadian Counsel | AmerisourceBergen

Dominique changed my view of what a legal recruiter is like. I have used her expertise both as a client and a candidate, and have in each case been very…

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Isabelle Breton

Senior Legal Counsel | Downstream at Suncor Energy Inc.

I wish to thank Dominique for reaching out to me although we were not in contact for some years. Dominique has always demonstrated a fair balance between the needs of…

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Jean-Sébastien Élie

Notary | Gascon & Associés

As a notary, I was offered a career opportunity in a field that I hadn’t even considered before. I owe it to Dominique Tardif and the other members of the…

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Karine Joizil

Former Lawyer | Belleau Lapointe

Dominique understands your needs and is able to appreciate what opportunities suit you. Her knowledge of the market is certainly a added value. She is also very clever and provides…

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Valéry Zamuner

Former Vice President Legal Affairs and Corporate Secretary | WSP

Dominique does a remarkable job in the field of legal recruitment in Montreal. Her approach is both extremely professional and very personal. She listens to the needs of the companies…

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Randi Korzinstone

Formerly at Pinsky, Zelman, Segal, Santillo

I was very satisfied by my experience working with Dominique. She really took the time to understand what I was looking for in a new job. I was also very…

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