Legal V - Season 1

Disbarred and out of work, ex-lawyer Shoko Takanashi decides to open a law firm of her own. But first, she must assemble her team of attorneys.

A company executive comes to the law firm for help after she is unfairly dismissed for workplace harassment, but Shoko is suspicious of her claims.

Shoko’s team runs into ex-public prosecutor Takashi Otaka while visiting a campsite. He reveals that he’s taken on a seemingly unwinnable murder case.

When a major business magnate passes, his fortune is thought to be left to his only son -- until a young woman appears claiming to be his wife.

Spurred on by Shoko's words of encouragement, rookie lawyer Keita Aoshima reopens an old case that has haunted him ever since it ended in defeat.

A man consults Shoko's firm regarding a real estate contract he put in his fiancée's name, but when he's told to call his fiancée, there's no answer.

Shoko’s team prepares to file a class action lawsuit against a matchmaking service for marriage fraud, but victims prove unwilling to come forward.

Shoko meets with a former client who was convicted of murder. Unable to shake the feeling that his testimony didn't add up, Shoko reopens the case.

Learning the truth about her client's confession, Shoko makes an unexpected move in the courtroom to prove his innocence once and for all.