Yi Zhao

Professional Profile

Yi Zhao is a Legal Assistant at Blumsack & Canzano in Boston. She supports the legal team with research, document preparation, case organization, and client communications under attorney supervision.

Her experience includes volunteering at a court service center in Massachusetts, where she assisted self-represented litigants with procedural requirements and court forms involving housing, probate, and family matters.

During an internship with a law firm in Shanghai, she assisted with legal due diligence, reviewed fund formation and equity investment documents, and prepared memoranda concerning limited partnership agreements, investor suitability, and related-party disclosures. Her internships with Chinese courts and a procuratorate also involved civil case research, hearing records, evidence organization, and document proofreading.

Education

• Shanghai University, School of Law — LL.B., 2025
• Boston University School of Law — Studies in Intellectual Property and Information Law (LL.M. program)
• Sapienza University of Rome, School of Law — Exchange studies, 2023–2024

Languages

Mandarin Chinese (native); English (fluent).

Interests

Tennis and guzheng, a traditional Chinese musical instrument.