Legal recruitment in Canada

Solve your legal hiring requirements and long-term business strategies with our dedicated team of specialists. Benefit today from our all-encompassing legal networks and expert, comprehensive approach to recruitment.

Our recruitment experience in legal

Legal firms and organizations have been challenged to build legal services that better meet their customers’ demand, invest in new technology and match ever-changing legal and governance regulations. These challenges require more than just a legal recruiter, but partner – and we’re well positioned to be yours.

By utilizing our trusted relationships with legal professional communities (locally and regionally) and Law Society chapters, we will connect you to influential professionals in the legal market and beyond.

Supporting greater diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) is a major consideration for the legal sector. With deeply entrenched DE&I practices, partners and channels, you can ensure that you’ll reach a wide selection of candidates from a diverse range of backgrounds. 

Transform your organization and succeed in a complex legal landscape with our advice, solutions, and long-term guidance. 

Our legal fields

Hire a range of legal experts across different industries.

• Company secretarial: access the professionals who will ensure your organization is meeting its compliance and corporate governance standards
• Private practice: draw from skilled, knowledgeable legal practitioners at all levels of seniority.
• Paralegal: ensure your legal team is well equipped to deliver the services it wants with proven candidates.
• In-house: receive expert guidance from in-house legal counsels and other in-house experts.
• Public sector: strengthen your legal teams with our wide talent pool of qualified legal professionals.
• Not for profit and third sector: recruit the legal expertise and leadership you need to assure your organization’s activities.

Our core services

We’re constantly innovating and evolving our services so we can build the best solution for your organization. Whether you need someone to fill a permanent position, a temporary professional to make an instant impact, an inspirational leader to transform your business, or want to outsource your hiring completely, we’ve got you covered.

Permanent recruitment

• Access vast talent networks, connecting you with the skills and expertise critical to your organization.
• Find passionate people who will align with your ambitions, contribute to your culture and power the progress of your organization.

Find out more about our permanent recruitment services.

Executive search

• Empower business transformation and steer your organization to success with exceptional executive hires.

Read more about our executive search services.

Temporary and contract staffing

• Leverage our omnichannel approach to access the people you need, at the pace you require.  
• Minimize complexities and delays with our streamlined administrative processes, including pay and timesheets.  

Find out more about our temporary staffing services.

Managed Service Program (MSP)

• Hays, as your recruitment outsourcing partner, assumes responsibility for the management of sourcing, engagement, and administration of temporary or non-permanent workers.
• Build a more agile and effective workforce with access to a vast network of skills, enabling cost reductions and strategic management of risk

Read more about our Managed Service Program.

Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO)

• All or part of your permanent recruitment activities are outsourced to an external provider, Hays.
• Unlock access to dynamic talent networks primed with the skills you need to elevate the capacity and capability of your organization.

Discover more about Recruitment Process Outsourcing.