Suits is an American legal drama , created by Aaron Korsh. The series revolves around Harvey Specter Gabriel Macht , a senior partner at a top law firm in Manhattan, and his recently hired associate attorney Mike Ross Patrick J. Adams as they hide the fact that Mike does not have a law degree. Each episode focuses on a single legal case and its challenges while examining the work environment of the firm, Mike's and Harvey's personal relationships, and problems stemming from Mike's lack of a degree.
The rest of the starring cast portray other employees at the firm: Louis Litt Rick Hoffman , a partner who manages the associates; Rachel Zane Meghan Markle , a paralegal who develops feelings for Mike; Donna Paulsen Sarah Rafferty , Harvey's long-time legal secretary , close friend, and confidante; and Jessica Pearson Gina Torres , the co-founder and managing partner of the firm.
Harvey Reginald Specter , played by Gabriel Macht , is a newly promoted senior partner at the prestigious New York law firm Pearson Hardman and is known as one of the city's top litigators. In episode 1 of season 8, it is revealed he was born and raised in Riverside, NY, the same town as fellow attorney Samantha Wheeler. In the pilot episode, he is told of his promotion to senior partnerβthe youngest to hold that positionβand is forced to hire a Harvard Law School graduate to be his associate attorney.
He is impressed with Mike Ross ' quick thinking and drive to be a good lawyer, as well as his inherent ability to absorb enormous amounts of information his photographic memory and his extensive knowledge of law. Mike, however, does not have a law degree, but is hired anyway because Harvey does not want to waste time interviewing less-promising candidates. Mike reminds Harvey of a younger version of himself, and so they agree to conspire to pretend that Mike is, in fact, a Harvard graduate.
He acts as Mike's mentor, as well as his immediate superior: although he performs these roles somewhat reluctantly and emotionally distantly at first, he later begins to show that he does care about Mike and Mike's future as a lawyer. Harvey began working in the mail room, went to New York University NYU for his undergraduate degree, and Jessica Pearson later paid for his tuition at Harvard Law, from which he graduated in Though years later Jessica muses to him that he did not take his studies seriously, he still graduated fifth in his class.
