When beautiful-but-vapid model wannabe Deb has a fatal car accident, she suddenly finds herself in front of Heaven's gatekeeper, Fred, who declares her a self-centered "zero." Outraged, she attempts to persuade Fred to return her to her shallow existence but is accidentally relegated to the body of the recently deceased Jane Bingum. A brilliant, thoughtful and plus-size attorney with a loyal assistant, Teri, Jane has always lived in the shadow of her more comely colleagues whereas Deb has always relied on her external beauty. Now, by a twist of fate and a bolt of divine intervention, Deb must come to terms with inhabiting Jane's plus-size frame in the ultimate showdown between brains and beauty.

Deb discovers what life is like for Jane as she takes on a case defending a cocktail waitress who is fired after she gains 50 lbs. Grayson and Kim represent Chad in a divorce but the only thing he wants from back from his wife is his kidney.

Jane’s past catches up with her when a case from the prior year is up for retrial. Jane has difficultly containing her emotions and is thrown in contempt of the court and ends up behind bars. Kim and Grayson sue a shrink who "cured" their client’s husband of his multiple personalities, only she got rid of the wrong one.

Jane defends her - rather Deb’s - mom in a divorce suit when Grayson turns down her mom’s request since he is already representing Deb’s dad. Deb gets a chance to spend time with her mom Bobbi and starts to learn to let go of her old life. Kim represents a dog owner who sues a pet cloning company for breach of contract as he feels this clone is NOT the same dog as his first dog, who was a Westminster champion.

Deb is only 24 but faces Jane’s 32nd birthday on the horizon. When she takes on a pro-bono case for a man who was wrongfully incarcerated and freed 10 years later, she realizes she has lost of eight years of her own life. Kim and Grayson must defend a man who created a website for married couples looking to cheat.

Jane represents a soccer mom who is brought to trial for jumping bail and evading arrest for a crime she committed 20 years prior. Grayson’s client, an aging actor, claims the papers falsely ran his obit. When Grayson gets a retraction, the client still isn’t happy and Grayson realizes the man needs something more than legal attention.

Jane decides to help Judge Madeline Stone with her love life and ends up suing the match making service she uses for fraud. Meanwhile Grayson and Kim are on a case with dueling psychic sisters who refuse to share in the family business. Fred also makes an unexpected return.

Jane takes on a case where a woman believes she was switched at birth but finds she has her own “mommy issues” when she receives an unexpected visit from Jane’s mother. Meanwhile, Kim and Grayson must calm Parker’s nerves on a case for one of his closest friends, when they realize Parker hasn’t been in the courtroom in a long time.

Jane dreams she is in a big musical dance number, working at a food court where she is visited by judge Paula Abdul. Meanwhile, Tony represents Jane at her disbarment hearing, but the case takes a big hit when Kim testifies against Jane. But when Tony learns about Ethan, will his relationship with Jane be able to weather the shocking news?

Jane attempts to put her relationship issues aside when she has to focus on a custody case involving a man who suffered from amnesia for nine years. Kim and Parker represent a female writer who is suing to retain control of the fictitious male persona she created under her pen name, Jonathan Martin. Fred inadvertently ends up as Kim’s new assistant while Grayson organizes a gathering in memory of Deb’s birthday.

Jane finds herself with two clients when she discovers both are married to the same man. Worse yet, she has trouble distinguishing her personal life in the courtroom when she discovers Tony is representing the Casanova. Kim takes on a custody case involving a baby adoption just as she finds herself with her own baby issues. Stacy decides to take destiny in her own hands when she invents the next must have item – the “Armvelope.”

Just as Jane and Tony finally move their relationship to the next level, Tony receives some news that affects both their futures. When Teri's cousin faces deportation charges, Jane steps in to help with the case. Parker and Kim get closer outside of the law offices, while Grayson decides to sell the house he shared with Deb.

When Jane's mother is unexpectedly arrested, Jane must represent her in court before Judge Summers and reconnect with the father she has never known in order to help her mom. Meanwhile, things between Parker and Kim heat up, and Grayson gets heavily invested in a case involving a Ponzi scheme. Teri attempts to help Fred with driving and dating.

Jane helps Grayson defend one of the singers of a famous pop duo and they decide to team up with the lawyer defending the duo’s other accused star, an attractive woman named Vanessa. But when Grayson and Vanessa hit it off both in and out of the courtroom, Jane will have to keep her mind on the trial despite feeling like the third wheel. Parker and Kim agree to help a bed and breakfast owner when the inn receives an excessively negative review that they suspect may not be impartial. Fred flaunts his new dating life in hopes of getting Stacy’s attention and making her jealous.

When Deb’s mom Bobbi requests Jane’s help in a legal matter, Jane discovers Bobbi had secrets of her own while she takes on a case involving a lab technician who is accused of stealing lab secrets. Meanwhile, Kim and Grayson work on a custody case involving a dueling couples pet chimp.

Jane meets the 'queen of mean' when she represents designer Ellie Tannen who is trying to stop the publication of a tell-all-book by her former assistant. Jane also decides to get back in the dating game and invites Hank the bailiff to a dinner party. Kim and Grayson represent a transgender woman who is feuding with her in-laws over her partner’s property.

Jane brings in an age discrimination case only to have Parker hand it over to Kim. Grayson takes on a real estate case where his clients claim their house is haunted and gets closer to Vanessa. Fred decides to help Stacy with her money woes by hiring her to serve divorce papers.

Jane attends an awards banquet where she is to be honored for her legal services working with the LAPD but everyone is shocked, especially Jane, when a woman accuses her of stealing her husband. Even Jane begins to question if old Jane may have been involved with a married man. Meanwhile Grayson takes on a case that involves Vanessa’s ex-fiancé.

Jane and Grayson take on a case involving a grieving man, coping with the loss of his wife by dressing as a clown. Parker and Kim represent a producer who is being sued by one of the participants on a reality dating show which leads Kim to question her own dating situation with Parker. Fred finally decides to tell Stacy how he feels about her.

Jane represents a young girl who is being cyber bullied by a popular girl in school. Parker’s old partner in the firm, Claire Harrison, returns to enlist his help in her divorce but Kim takes the reins on the case, only to discover Claire wants much more than a settlement. Grayson moves to the next level when he meets Vanessa’s parents.

With Claire Harrison easing her way back into the firm, she partners with Kim on a case but proves she will stop at nothing to win, including pitting Kim’s insecurities about Parker against her. Meanwhile, Stacy books a Fancy Feast commercial and Fred has to hid his jealously when she has to “kiss” her pretend husband. Jane and Grayson take on a case involving a woman who wants to be cryogenically frozen which leads them both to think about the passing of Deb and leads to a series of events that could change Jane and Grayson’s lives forever.

With Grayson in a coma, Jane represents an actor whose innocence she questions in a fatal hit-and-run. When Kim takes the case of a woman whose ex-husband lied to lure her back into bed, she goes up against her ex-boss and former boyfriend, Jay Parker.

As Grayson asks for help planning his wedding, Jane joins Kim on a malpractice lawsuit on behalf of a model who died while getting breast implants. Meanwhile, Teri’s firefighter boyfriend is sued by a woman who was injured when he saved her from a burning building.

As his exotic dancer clients threaten Grayson’s plans to meet Vanessa’s dad, Jane represents a dwarf who wants to sue a sperm bank for negligence. Meanwhile, Fred hires a fake mom to answer Stacy’s questions about his past.

When she's robbed as she’s picking up the wedding rings, Jane ends up defending the critically ill thief in court. As the wedding day approaches, Parker drafts Grayson to defend an old college classmate who's been arrested for selling camel's milk.

As Jane represents a lesbian couple that is being denied a chance to attend their senior prom together, Teri enlists Grayson to help a bailiff who's been caught in a mail order marriage scam. Meanwhile, Jane is stunned to learn that her boyfriend, Bill, is seeing other women.

When she's assigned to help the D.A.'s office with an old murder case, Jane learns that she once worked there and had an affair with her boss. When Kim agrees to go after a fashion blogger for luring impressionable teenage girls into spending thousands of dollars on clothes, her target turns out to be Stacy.

While working to keep Grayson from stopping a casino ad featuring photos of Deb, Jane's mom Elaine is arrested after escaping from a grounded airplane flight. And when Fred grows tired of being mothered by Stacy, he looks to find a place of his own.

After agreeing to represent a college student who has accused the school's star quarterback of rape, Jane suspects that loyal alumnus Grayson is trying to undermine her case. Meanwhile, Kim's argumentative sister seeks her help with a divorce.

As Stacy enlists Jane to represent a sorority sister in her lawsuit against a casino, Kim and Parker team up to argue for a devoted woman's custody of a rare plant.

Though it forces her to take on a client of the firm, Jane agrees to help a frustrated parent stop a lead contaminated high school from opening. And when Teri lambasts a former high school classmate at a dating seminar, Kim defends her in a slander lawsuit.

As Jane represents Parker's ex-girlfriend in a lawsuit against an intransigent life insurance company, Kimseeks to help a minister who is encouraging his parishioners to shoplift for charity.

As a law student seeks Jane's help when his fiance is injured in a bridal store's out of control promotion, Judge Owen French forces Grayson to try a case using medieval law. And as Stacy's new TV role goes to her head, Jane is forced to take action.

After convincing the gravely ill sister of a death row inmate to accept his heart for a transplant, Jane must get a judge to bend the rules for execution in order to make it possible. And as Grayson defends her after she's arrested for assault, Stacy's criminal past threatens to send her to prison.

While Jane and Owen are enjoying their Roman Holiday in Italy, the firm is on shaky ground under Kim's leadership when she discovers they are in financial trouble. Kim reluctantly dispatches Teri to bring Jane home to take on a lucrative murder case while Grayson comes to terms with his new feelings for Jane. Meanwhile, following the devastating news of Grayson and Stacy kissing, Fred moves on with new girlfriend Ally. Stacy turns to famed relationship guru Nikki LePree, for love advice.