Legal dramas are one such genre that always tends to hook the audiences in their seats. The storyline in legal Chinese dramas is generally a mix of thrill and romance, making the dramas binge-worthy. These dramas sail through different cases while highlighting the importance of maintaining justice and fair play in any law. So let’s look at some of the Top 10 Chinese dramas based on lawyers:
1. The Best Partner
This legal drama revolved around Luo Bin, a senior partner at the renowned Panorama Law Firm, who only aimed at winning every case, and Dai Xi, a compassionate lawyer who ended up working at this firm, as his assistant. Eventually, they tackled different cases together and bonded over their mutual love and respect for the law. This drama had a gripping plotline journeying through all their bickers and cases, making it binge-worthy!
2. Draw The Line
Spanning 3 generations of lawyers, this drama revolved around three disciples of Zhang Wei Min, the vice president of the Xingcheng District People’s Court- Fang Yuan, the Chief Judge of this court, Song Yufei, the Deputy Chief Judge of the Criminal Division at Rongzhou Intermediate People’s Court and Zhou Yian, Fang Yuan’s student and legal assistant who was recently posted as a judge. Together, they juggled through the different changes that took place within the court and solved multiple cases while upholding the importance of morality, humanity, and justice.
3. Lady Of Law
This romance/ legal drama followed the story of Xu Jie, a lawyer frustrated with her personal and professional problems in her city, who was one day, hired by Li Gongming, a partner at Mingtang Law Firm, as an intern in their firm. Her primary task was to investigate the bribery case of another partner at the firm, Chen Wen Guang. Xu Jie and Chen Wen Guang’s daughter, Chen Ran, became colleagues when she was discreetly investigating her father’s case. Although opposite who skillfully solved this and other cases as well. Their mutual respect for the law and the gripping incidents at the firm, kept the audience engaged till the end.
4. Hello Procurator
This drama followed the story of a young and wealthy girl, Jiang Wen Jing, who aspired to become a prosecutor despite her family’s disagreements. She successfully sought an opportunity to work at the prosecutor’s office where she experienced a culture shock due to her spoiled upbringing. However, the story later revealed her character development where she grew up, in the real sense, by learning and unlearning different things through the most difficult and gruesome cases that she faced.
5. Court Battle
A 2020 legal drama, the Court battle revolved around Gao Jin, an exceptional and rigid prosecutor at Jiangdong Procuratorate who despised making any mistake, and Fu Xiaoru, an assistant prosecutor who was a smart and youthful addition to Gao Jin’s team. Around the same time, their firm, Jiangdong Procuratorate faced a major corrupt crisis wherein one of the lawyers, Tie Rong Guang committed suicide. His son, Tie Lie, a good friend of Gao Jin, left Jiangdong Procurate due to grudges against his father’s killer. Eventually, the story depicted his return along with a rightful execution of justice portrayed by Gao Jin, wherein he and his team, together found the man behind the chaos.
6. Black Lighthouse
This legal/ romance drama revolved around Qiao Nuo, a recently graduated student who unexpectedly became an intern at the city court. However, she lacked the knowledge and expertise in work, which was criticized by the judge. The story later depicted her developing passion and growth as a judge, through multiple cases as well as the guidance under a compassionate chief judge, Zuo Donghai. This drama had a mix of law, romance, and legal drama, which made it binge-worthy!
7. Legal Mavericks
This legal drama revolved around Man Hope, a blind and exceptionally skilled lawyer, who was known by the name ’Blind Legal Knight’, Chiu Ching Mui, his female legal executive, and Kuk Yat Ha, his flatmate and private detective, who were together known as the ‘Three Sword Fighters’. The trio always strived to seek rightful justice for the underprivileged end.
8. Out Of Court
This unique legal drama’s storyline consisted of 2 chapters, ‘The Blind Spot’ and ‘Drowning Man, directed by Zhang Li and Huang Wei respectively, The central focus of this drama was parallel stories that took place at the same time and revolved around Lu Nan, a judge who was unexpectedly asked to solve a murder case linked to a smuggling case and Qiao Shaoting, an exceptional lawyer. Together, they solved the serial case along with multiple challenges like the disputes between the other two law firms in the city, being framed as a suspect, and others, which gained the attention of audiences worldwide.
9. Raising The Bar
This 2015 drama revolved around trainee law students who grew under the tutelage of Fan Chi Nagai and his wife Cheung Wai, known as the ‘Condor Heroes’ of the legal world. The story portrayed the journey of these young individuals who had opposing personalities and aspired to become excellent lawyers. This drama had a mix of drama, law, romance, and friendships, keeping the audience engaged.
10. Heirs
This legal drama revolved around Zheng Hao, a handsome and exceptional lawyer, and Tang Ning, a former heiress to a huge company. When she returned from the USA, she found herself abandoned and robbed by her family members to give up her shares in the business. Eventually, she joined Zheng Hao’s firm as his assistant and
