Cinco jovens recém-formados em direito vão trabalhar em uma das mais prestigiadas firmas de advogacia de Los Angeles. O chefe deles, Cliff Huddle, tem um grande poder sobre a empresa. No entanto, quando seu sócio, Hart Sterling, volta de um longo período fora da empresa, Cliff está pronto para tirá-lo do poder.
Billy Zane • Matt Long • Clancy Brown • Leah Pipes • Tina Majorino • Nicole Ari Parker • Mehcad Brooks • Ben Lawson
Dylan is given an impossible pro bono custody case, Beth keeps mum when a 90-year-old man signs an agreement thinking that she's his daughter, Liam must get a client to sign with the firm under false pretenses, Addy finally gets some attention from her boss when she speaks her mind, and Malcolm gets off on the wrong foot when he's hired outside of the firm's traditional process.
Beth goes head to head with her lawyer father in court while Addy's new clients put the firm in jeopardy. Meanwhile Cliff reveals something to Susan which ends up sending Katie to the Montana offices indefinitely.
A tough INS case has Dylan at war with the law while Beth and Addy find it difficult to represent their morally grey client in a sexual harassment case. Meanwhile, Liam seeks advice from Rowdy on courting and Cliff turns to Hart, hoping to save his marriage.
When a promising female tennis star loses her scholarship, Susan gives Beth and Dylan the challenging pro-bono case -- which questions the player's personal identity -- while Liam and Malcolm are pitted against each other.