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Podcast Episode | Align & Amplify – How to Build a Business in the Legal Industry: Chere Estrin on Expertise, Trust and Visibility

Posted on October 5, 2026 by Chris

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oPXJVfh2XSY Aligned & Amplified hosted by Jaime Ellithorpe Special Guest: Chere Estrin Episode Description: What does it really take to build a successful business in the legal industry? Chere “Sherry” Estrin has spent decades finding out. In this candid conversation on the Aligned and Amplified podcast, Estrin shares the story behind her...

Podcast Episode | The Rise of Anti-Semitism in Professional Settings and How to Stop It with James Pasch of the ADL

Posted on April 3, 2026 by Chris

Lawfully Employed with Host Chere Estrin Special Guest: James Pasch Episode Description: When antisemitism shows up in the legal profession, it doesn’t just expose individual bias—it exposes institutional failure. And the uncomfortable truth? It’s not rare. It’s rising. Chere Estrin shares a personal experience that didn’t just shock her—it forced a reckoning. Not fear. Not...

Chere B. Estrin brings an insider’s perspective—and a signature sense of humor—to the business of law and the careers of the people who keep it running.

She is CEO of Estrin Legal Staffing and EstrinVIP, President of MediSums, a medical records summarization company, and CEO and Co-Founder of the Organization of Legal Professionals. Her background includes serving as an administrator at an AmLaw 100 law firm and as a senior executive at a $5 billion staffing company.

Chere has written 14 books and hundreds of articles, including her latest book, The Small and Mid-Size Law Firm Talent Playbook, published by the American Bar Association.Her work explores legal careers, leadership, talent development, and the strategies that help law firms and legal professionals thrive.

Her publishing and professional leadership experience also includes serving as Editor-in-Chief of KNOW, The Magazine for Paralegals, and the OLP eJournal, and as Co-Founder of the International Practice Management Association (IPMA).

Frequently published, quoted, and interviewed for her expertise, insight, and wit, Chere has been featured by CBS News, Fortune, The Wall Street Journal, Forbes.com, Law360, and others. Her work and commentary have also appeared in Newsweek, the Los Angeles Times, the Chicago Tribune, Entrepreneur, the Daily Journal, Above the Law, the ABA Journal, among others.

Named one of the Top Women Leaders in Los Angeles, Chere writes The Estrin Report to share candid observations, practical advice, and a little well-timed humor about life and work in the legal profession.