Chere B. Estrin

Chere B. Estrin is CEO of Estrin Legal Staffing and one of the legal profession's leading authorities on legal careers, talent management, and law firm leadership. She is the author of 14 books and hundreds of articles, including The Small & Mid-Size Law Firm Playbook: Motivation, Retention & High Performance Strategies That Drive Results (American Bar Association, 2026), Power Plays for Legal Professionals, and The Paralegal Job Search Handbook.

A nationally recognized speaker and thought leader, Chere has been featured on CBS News and interviewed by The Wall Street Journal, Fortune, Forbes.com, Law360, and numerous other media outlets. She is the publisher of the award-winning The Estrin Report, one of the legal industry's longest-running career and management publications.

Chere has served as Administrator of an AmLaw law firm and later as Senior Vice President of a $5 billion publicly traded staffing company. Throughout her career, she has advised law firms nationwide on recruiting, retention, leadership, and building high-performing legal teams.