Biglaw. unfiltered. available now.
Everything they don’t tell you about surviving and thriving in Biglaw. Straight from someone who lived it.
About the Author
Yao Mou is a litigator, a writer, and a former Biglaw overachiever who once billed 2,700 hours in a year and genuinely thought that was normal.
Born and raised in China, she moved to the U.S. for college, then law school, then somehow found herself arguing over commas in multi-million dollar lawsuits while quietly unraveling inside.
Fluent in Mandarin and legalese, she navigated the world of high-stakes litigation with a smile on her face and an existential crisis in her heart.
She wrote this book not because she figured it all out, but because she didn’t—and wishes someone had been brutally honest with her before it all began.
Yao lives in Los Angeles with her husband, son, and two tiny poodles who have no respect for deadlines. This is her first book. It probably won’t be her last.