In the top Korean law firm Lu Lin, a new rookie lawyer, Kang Hyo Min (Jung Caiyeon), who has a clear logic and a sense of justice, was assigned to partner with the ace partner lawyer Yoon Seok-hoon (Lee Jin-woo). Yoon Seok-hoon is not only indifferent, but also unforgivable to the newcomers.The two people with very different personalities have been disliked from the beginning. After various cases, they have gradually developed trust and tacit understanding, grown together, and become mutually relied on workplace partners.

Episode 1

Yoon Seok-hoon, the head of the litigation team, mercilessly drove Kang Hyo-min out of the scene because she failed to abide by her basic concept of time as a lawyer.However, other interviewers decided to give her another chance considering that Kang Hyo-min had won the championship in the law school moot court.Jiang Xiaomin accurately pointed out the answer that was different from general common sense but in line with legal principles, so he successfully entered Lulin Law Firm.With his outstanding answering skills and his resume as a mock court champion, Jiang Xiaomin received invitations from multiple teams.But she unexpectedly chose the litigation team where Yoon Seok-hoon, who was the coldest attitude towards her, was at first, which surprised everyone.She then found Yoon Seok-hoon and sincerely expressed her idea of “ who wanted to help those who were seriously injured and determined to file a lawsuit.This sincerity seemed to touch him, and she was finally able to join the litigation team.The first task Jiang Xiaomin received was to attend the city gas shareholders' meeting to provide legal advice.While listening, she noticed some suspicious points from the sales report and conducted an on-site investigation without asking for instructions.In response, Yoon Seok-hoon believed that her behavior of leaving her post without authorization for two days was ” absent from work without reason, and asked her to be formally punished.Faced with Yoon Seok-hoon's harsh questioning, Kang Hyo-min stated the suspicious points in the statement found at the shareholders' meeting and the situation seen on the scene, explaining the rationality of his behavior.Yoon Seok-hoon, who initially reacted indifferently, recognized that her words made sense and instructed her to report the situation to the company.As a result, the first defense work of new lawyer Jiang Xiaomin officially began.

Episode 2

Yoon Seok-hoon and the litigation team took over Lee Hae-yun's case.Li Haiyun was filed by the hospital for damages due to damage to medical devices.Yoon Seok-hoon's words: I will not be a legal technician bound by dogma, but will become your helper. Lee Hae-yun opened his heart and revealed his experience: he collected sperm in advance before performing testicular cancer surgery that may lead to infertility, but due to hospital mistakes, the sperm was completely damaged.He wants to seek justice for this.Regarding Lee Hae-yun's request to hold the hospital accountable for compensation, Yoon Seok-hoon, Kang Hyo-min and Lee Jin-woo believe that it is necessary to gain an advantage in the negotiations.When analyzing Li Haiyun's statement in depth, Jiang Xiaomin keenly found the key points to improve his negotiation power.The litigation team used this key chip to complete the preparations and made a compensation claim of up to 500 million won in court, which surprised the people present.The hospital believes that the amount is too high and strongly opposes it, but Yoon Seok-hoon calmly continues the debate.Everyone in the court is moved when the story of the couple who longs to have children is revealed.In the end, the hospital first proposed a settlement.Yoon Seok-hoon seized the opportunity and pushed the other party to accept the compensation conditions requested by the client.The court then withdrew the lawsuit and agreed to reach a settlement according to conditions.After the lawsuit ended, Yoon Seok-hoon and Kang Hyo-min met and talked in the tea room.Previously, Kang Hyo-min was disappointed that her boyfriend changed his attitude after learning about her family background.Even though Li Haiyun and his wife changed their appearance, they still loved each other deeply, which deeply touched Jiang Xiaomin.

Episode 3

On this day, the litigation team received a case where the victim was clear, but the perpetrator was unknown.A child who was nearly hit by a truck had an abnormal nervous system reaction.The child's mother claimed that although she did not actually hit her, the result was the same and sued the courier and her company on this grounds.Subsequently, through investigation, witness testimony was obtained, saying that the mother reacted fiercely at the time and everyone thought the child was dead.The litigation team finally concluded that the mother's overreaction affected the child's condition.Kang Hyo-min believes that it is a bit far-fetched to hold the courier accountable; while Yoon Seok-hoon goes further, pointing out that the child’s obstacles are caused by the mother’s overreaction, and the causal relationship must be clarified.Therefore, on the day of the debate led by Yoon Seok-hoon, he said that the root of the incident was not the courier, but the mother's obsession and parenting style.However, Jiang Xiaomin believes that characterizing the mother's behavior as “ guilty is an overly harsh criticism.After the trial, she confided to Yoon Seok-hoon: My mother just loved her a little too much, please don’t even deny her intentions.Yoon Seok-hoon's words lingered in Kang Hyo-min's heart.After a while, Kang Hyomin carefully expressed his apology to Yoon Seok-hoon.Yoon Seok-hoon responded softly to her.And he said those words from his own pain that had not healed yet.Yoon Seok-hoon got married in the past on the premise of not wanting children, but his wife concealed the fact of her pregnancy and decided to have an abortion alone, which caused great harm to him.So, when he said the ”mother may also be selfish, that memory clearly overlaps.

Episode 4

Yoon Seok-hoon took over the private lawsuit against Choi Cheol-min, a fund company representing him.Choi Cheol-min said that he was facing doubts about child abuse and the company's image was affected as a result. He asked Yoon Seok-hoon to deal with it in a low-key manner.Jiang Xiaomin understood the situation. The nanny said that she found traces of suspected abuse on the child many times, and said that Cui Zhemin called the doctor home to treat the child in order not to leave any evidence.Kang Hyomin is angry at the nanny's statement and reports to Yoon Seok-hoon.However, after meeting Kang Xiaomin, the nanny immediately sent a threatening text message to Choi Cheolin for money, and she had a criminal record of fraud and theft, and was a habitual criminal.Yoon Seok-hoon showed a different attitude in this incident. He questioned the nanny and put pressure on the charges of slander, false accusation, insults, etc., and finally let the nanny sign a guarantee letter that no longer false reports.Kang Hyomin was disappointed with Yoon Seok-hoon's unilateral pressure on the nanny and even expressed his willingness to report Choi Cheol-min in person.In response, Yoon Seok-hoon explained: Although Choi Cheol-min is the client, there is a suspicion of child abuse. If he is stimulated, the child may face greater danger.Later, Yoon Seok-hoon received another call from Choi Cheol-min and learned that his daughter was out for a short time and called the police.When Yoon Seok-hoon asked Choi-min if he used violence again, Choi-min responded that you didn’t know it long ago.Then, Yoon Seok-hoon confirmed the child's condition and punched Choi Cheolmin.All of this is actually part of Yoon Seok-hoon's careful arrangement. He contacted others in advance and provided evidence of Choi Cheol-min's misappropriation of funds as a means of sanctions.In the end, Cui Zhemin was punished due.

Episode 5

Jiang Xiaomin, entrusted by her sister, took over the defense of an amateur painter who was sued for being accused of imitating the works of a world-class artist.However, Kang Hyomin, who was only one week away from the trial and was the first time to defend himself alone, finally asked the team leader Yoon Seok-hoon for help.Yoon Seok-hoon responded coldly that this was a case she had undertaken without prior discussion and asked her to handle it on her own, but for Kang Hyo-min's first court defense, she arranged mock debate training for her.However, Jiang Xiaomin's first defense did not go as smoothly as expected and encountered great difficulties.The client was unable to answer questions effectively due to intellectual disability, and under pressure from the other party's lawyer, he admitted that the work was imitated.At the moment when the chances of victory were getting smaller, Kang Hyo Min remembered Yoon Seok-hoon's advice, and found a breakthrough in the case.In the end, the client opened his heart and revealed the hidden reason: when he was a child, he missed his father who left him and his mother, but was afraid that his mother would be sad, so he secretly painted his father's face into the work.This sentence from the client became key evidence, proving that instead of a world-class artist imitating the amateur painter's work and trying to falsely accuse the other party.Jiang Xiaomin experienced the joy of victory in his first defense.After the trial, Yoon Seok-hoon smiled and said to him as he found a breakthrough, won the case with sincerity defense and grew up, and surprised everyone by calling him "Jiang Hyo-min" lawyer.

Episode 6

The client who found Jiang Xiaomin said she wanted to sue her ex-boyfriend who asked to establish a sadistic relationship with her and left her with a scar that could not be removed.However, since all actions are carried out with the consent of the principal, to invalidate them, it is necessary to prove that the principal's mental state is defective.At this time, Jiang Xiaomin raised a question: Can it be said that “ love ” is also a state that leads to weak minds, because deep love will blur rational judgments and make people make impulsive decisions.Yoon Seok-hoon accepted this view and explained to the client: In the face of love, anyone will become irrational and fragile, and the deeper the love, the more likely it is to become the weaker party.Although the matter was resolved, the client's pain was still very deep.Jiang Xiaomin was in a bad mood because he felt that the case was handled in a hurry.Seeing Kang Hyomin in trouble, Yoon Seok-hoon pointed out that the reason why the client decided to sue was not physical scars, but inner trauma.He told Jiang Xiaomin that when he meets a client who wants to heal the wound, he must pay attention to his heart, and that money compensation alone cannot truly heal the wound.Yoon Seok-hoon's words echoed the confession Kang Hyo-min heard when she explained the content of the agreement to the client.The client revealed that what made her most painful was not the scar itself, but the self-blame mentality.She expressed her gratitude to the lawyers, saying that %' 'love may also lead to weak mind' reduced her self-blame.On the other hand, Lu Lin Law Firm appointed Yoon Seok-hoon's master, Kwon Na-yeon, as the new representative.