In A Legal Mind, one of Manhattan's top corporate lawyers (Gabriel Macht) sets out to recruit a new hotshot associate and hires the only guy that impresses him - a brilliant but unmotivated college dropout (Patrick J. Adams). Though he isn't actually a lawyer, this legal prodigy has the book smarts of a Harvard law grad and the street smarts of a hustler. However, in order to serve justice and save their jobs, both these unconventional thinkers must continue the charade. (Source: USA Network)
Recaps
1x10: The Shelf Life recap: The scene opens with Harvey, Louis and Jessica at a Charity Event when Harvey sees that Tori, a client of theirs, is there. Louis asks if he smells like sausage and Harvey tells him that he doesn’t. Louis goes up to a woman. Jessica comes up with Tori and introduces her to Harvey. She tells that she has a problem with one of her employees and would like them to handle it. Jessica says that they will do it. Meanwhile Mike is with Jenny and they are getting hot and heavy. Jenny says that that they need to slow down. He agrees on the fact that Trevor is to blame. Jenny sees an invitation to Harvard Alumni Ball and asks if he is going. He says that he isn’t going to go to an event where he doesn’t belong. Lying about the Harvard Law School thing is bad enough. Jenny and Mike start to get “busy” when Mike’s cell phone rings. It is Harvey. Mike goes up to Harvey and Harvey says that they are going to fire Stan Jacobson, a Senior Accountant to their firm. Mike asks what he did and Harvey says that he lied about where he went to school and how he is a fraud. Mike asks if that could happen to him and says that he could be fired if Jessica found out. Jessica comes in and asks what she can’t find out about. Harvey lies and says that Mike is a virgin. She tells that she is not surprised. However, Mike is nervous as he walks out...
read more.1x9: Undefeated recap: The scene opens with Rachel yelling at Mike to stop and he almost bumps into a coffee tray, but moves away just in time. She compliments his quick “ballerina” moves and he says that he used to wrestle. Rachel laughs and says that she can’t picture him fighting anyone. Mike tells that he could take her down, but she tells that he would be looking at her in tights and tells him that she is not wearing any underwear. Rachel goes to Mrs. Williams, a client along with others who are involved in a lawsuit against an oil company. Mike comes up and Mrs. Williams asks if they drew the short straw and have to deal with the oil company case. A man comes up to Mike and asks to go to Harvey’s office. Mike points him to it. Meanwhile, Jessica is in a deposition with the Oil Company getting sued for not capping an oil tank and giving cancer to a town. The star witness, Kenny, talks and says that he has lung cancer. The lawsuit is with Emerson Oil. He tells that he can’t do anything like he wanted to all because they didn’t cap their well. The man who asked where Harvey was walks through the door and gives one of the lawyers a folder...
read more.1x8: Identity Crisis recap: The scene opens with Jessica and Harvey going up to Lucille Jackson of “Stable Shelters”, a company who lost all their money for investing in Anthony Mazlo’s company. Harvey tells Lucille that he is working on it to get her a settlement worth while. Jessica tells that Harvey is imposing Elliot Perkins, Mazlo’s right hand man today. Meanwhile, the paralegals are going over Lucille’s case and Mike laughs of the receipts that Mazlo has for Greece. Rachael laughs and says that her first time was in Greece. Louis comes over and tells them that they are to work, not giggle and flirt. Harvey comes in and says that he needs Mike to come because Jerome Jensen is there and he needs him. Louis tries to put his foot down, but it doesn’t work. Harvey and Mike meet with him and he says that he is worried about his daughter. He shows a fake ID that Lola had and says that he needs them to check into it. Louis comes up to Donna and says that Harvey needs to be deposing Elliot Perkins and tries to interrupt his meeting. Donna stops him by mentioning a day only he knew about. He folds and leaves...
read more.1x7: Play The Man recap: The scene opens with Mike almost running into Rachel on his bike. She tells that she isn’t going to tell that he cheated and that he doesn’t have to do that. They get into the office and no one is there. Rachel says that Mike forgets everything. Meanwhile, Harvey meets with Jones, his client. He says that he knows that he is trying to merge with Vega. Mike and Rachel go to find that they are doing a Mock Trial. Louis tells that they are going to get their roles. Kyle and Mike and are going against each other and Lewis says that Kyle was champion of Mock Trial several years in a row. Later, Harvey gives Mike an assignment and gives advice on the Mock Trial. He says that he needs to create a scenario that is going to make him win. Mike goes up to Kyle and says that he is not going to trial and wants to settle. Kyle says that he is more then happy to settle. They shake on it...
read more.1x6: Tricks of the Trade recap: The scene opens with Becky and Harvey talking and she is not happy with the deal. She tells that he has to have Ms. Stone sign an important document. Harvey walks out and meets Mike in the hall. He asks if he can stand in and he says that he can. Rachel walks by and Mike pretends to be in an intellectual talk with Harvey which she ignores. Harvey and Mike meet with Gabby Stone and Harvey tells her that they have made a deal to reduce her sentence to 11 months from the Department of Justice’s original deal of 7 years. Her crime is profiting on a $10 Million stock that turned out to be an illegal Trade. She says that she didn’t know that it was illegal, but her employer says differently. She tells that she doesn’t have the resources to fight this and accepts the proposal that Harvey is presenting, but she is not going to thank anyone. Harvey and Mike walk out with their clients and they thank him for reaching a deal that ends this. He says that it is no problem and tells Mike to watch her as Gabby’s lawyer and he sign the paperwork...
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