Meet Midja
Lawyer + Legal Leadership Coach
I’m Midja Fisher.
I've been in your shoes. I started as a lawyer, worked my way to partner in a national ASX-listed law firm, and spent years leading legal teams: learning what works, what doesn't, and what nobody ever teaches you in law school.
What I discovered is that the legal profession is full of brilliant people who were never shown how to lead. So I made it my mission to change that.
Through The Legal Leadership Project, I give lawyers the tools and strategies to become the leaders they're capable of being: to earn the promotion, build an accountable team, and still have a life outside the law office.
My vision is a legal profession where every great lawyer is also a great leader.
Throughout my career, I’ve mentored and coached over a thousand leaders at various stages of their careers and have facilitated hundreds of corporate workshops.
I help lawyers do three things:
Lead with confidence: so you show up with clarity and conviction, even in the hard moments.
Build teams that perform: high trust, high accountability, without the heavy dependence on you.
Love their career again: because great leadership shouldn't cost you everything else.
Qualifications & Highlights
Legal Partnership at an ASX listed national law firm.
Bachelor of Laws (Honours) & Bachelor of Information Technology (with Distinction) from the Queensland University of Technology (QUT).
Host of the ‘Mondays with Midja’ Podcast.
Author of 3 books – Take Off the Cape, Great Lawyer to Great Leader and Unshakeable Confidence.
Judges Choice Champion, Dancing CEOs 2022.
Founder of Midja Leadership, The Female Leadership Experience (FLEX) and The Legal Leadership Project.
FranklinCovey Accredited Facilitator.
Cert IV Training and Assessment.
Cert IV Coaching.
Telstra Women’s Business Awards 2017 Nominee.
Member of the International Coach Federation.
Minessence Values Framework Accredited Consultant.
The Culture Doctor® Cultural Health Check.
Belbin Team Roles Accredited Facilitator.