Legal Leadership
Training Program
Transform from Great Lawyer to Great Leader
A collection of twelve comprehensive leadership modules to take your lawyers to great leaders.
Whether you start from the beginning or select modules most relevant for your teams, your leadership program is entirely customised to the specific needs of your firm and your people.
The Legal Leadership Framework
Personal Leadership
Confidence
Team Leadership
Influence
Firm Leadership
Innovation
As a solicitor and partner for over 20 years, I understand the challenges firms face today. I leverage my experience and understanding of the practice of law and the intricate dynamics of law firms, to develop lawyers into great leaders.
The Legal Leadership Project shares the strategies and solutions that allow firms to navigate their challenges and turn them into opportunities, success and competitive advantages.
I’ve helped many other law firms do this already.
The exact blueprint to Legal Leadership success.
Unlock Your Own Potential.
At The Legal Leadership Project, we believe that every lawyer and legal professional has the potential to be a great leader.
And it starts with personal leadership.
Personal Leadership Modules
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LEADERSHIP MINDSET
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TIME & ENERGY MANAGEMENT
Effective time and energy management ensures high effectiveness and productivity while safeguarding your well-being and leadership longevity.
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CREDIBILITY & LEADERSHIP STYLE
Your leadership style and credibility shape your influence, defining how authentically you lead and inspire.
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COMMUNICATION SKILLS
Mastering communication skills amplifies your impact, ensuring your message resonates clearly and persuasively.
Why Embrace Personal Leadership?
✔️ Discover your true, authentic self
✔️ Shape the future of law
✔️ Grow your skillset beyond limits
✔️ Win big gains from bold moves
✔️ Earn trust and inspire others
✔️ Deliver excellence
✔️ Be competitive in the market
Personal leadership is the key to success and longevity in the legal industry.
- Midja Fisher, 'Great Lawyer to Great Leader’ book
Leadership is a Contact Sport.
As a legal leader, you need to inspire and influence others. With The Legal Leadership Project you’ll create a team that supports and challenges one another and works collaboratively to achieve exceptional results.
The Leader You Don’t Have to Be
❎ The Micromanager
❎ The Absent Leader
❎ The Credit Hog
❎ The Blame Shifter
❎ The Inconsistent Leader
❎ The Indecisive Leader
❎ The Non-Listener
❎ The Benevolent Dictator
We all know one, you might be one.
Effective team leadership skills will prevent you from being the person you’re thinking of right now.
What does effective team leadership get you?
You become a leader worth following.
You gain trust and commitment from your team, not just compliance.
You influence and bring about positive change.
You create a vision for your people and deliver exceptional service and results to your clients.
You show up as your authentic self, and encourage others to do the same.
We’ve Helped Legal Teams All Over Australia
Team Leadership Modules
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TEAM DYNAMICS AND MOTIVATION
Mastering team dynamics and motivation enhances team cohesion and performance.
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CONFLICT MANAGEMENT
Effective conflict management transforms challenges into opportunities for growth, creating a culture of positive conflict and resolution.
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FEEDBACK AND COACHING
Feedback and coaching unlock a team's potential, driving growth and excellence through continuous learning and performance elevation.
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TRUST AS A FOUNDATION
Building trust lays the cornerstone for high-performing teams, balancing empowerment with accountability to drive success.
“Results often say more about the leadership than they do about the team itself.”
- Midja Fisher, ‘Great Lawyer to Great Leader’
The Challenges Law Firms Are Currently Facing
⚖️ Technology disrupting how lawyers conduct legal services
⚖️ Adapting to the dynamics and values of a new generation of legal professionals
⚖️ Maintaining and growing firm profit levels
⚖️ Optimising productivity for hybrid and flexible working arrangements
⚖️ Attracting and retaining legal talent
⚖️ Securing client loyalty in a highly competitive market
⚖️ Investing in the growth of development of the firm’s future
The Risk.
“If we don’t innovate and develop the leadership skills of our lawyers, what’s the worst that can happen?”
Midja Fisher, Founder of The Legal Leadership Project
“If you won’t lead them, someone else will.”
Firm Leadership Modules
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LEAD THROUGH CHANGE
Navigate and shape the future of your firm through dynamic change, turning challenges into opportunities for innovation.
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CULTURAL LEADERSHIP
Define your firm's culture by embedding core values and missions into every aspect of the business.
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STRATEGIC PLANNING AND EXECUTION
Leading your firm from strategic vision to unprecedented success and accomplishments.
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BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
Execute dynamic growth strategies that build lasting relationships and open new paths to success.
“We need to create a new legal leadership culture. One that is agile, innovative, strategic, collaborative and transparent.
Our goal at The Legal Leadership Project is to do exactly that.”
- Midja Fisher, Founder of The Legal Leadership Project