Marcie defends a continuing care assistant who is charged with assault and criminal negligence following an incident with a patient’s daughter. Meanwhile, Doug and Iris fight for an unborn Indigenous child to remain in the care of the family.

Marcie represents Jojo Carvery, an older Black woman from Africville who is facing a life sentence in prison. Meanwhile, a simple DUI case is complicated by Colleen’s loud-mouthed client and Doug’s ex-wife, Michelle, reenters his life.

Marcie defends Percy Lincoln, who is accused of killing an off-duty officer in self-defense. The case causes Marcie to question her future at Halifax Legal Aid. In an effort to impress his students, Reggie loses sight of what’s best for his client.

After leaving Halifax Legal Aid, Marcie searches for investors in a new venture. She soon catches the attention of tech entrepreneur Vivian Jefferson, who may just be the perfect benefactor. Meanwhile, shifts within Halifax Legal Aid change the team immensely.

Marcie represents a group of Indigenous and Black women in a class-action lawsuit against the province’s birth alert policy. Meanwhile, Colleen takes a seat on the other side of the bench and Avery is confronted by the consequences of his past actions.

In a David-versus-Goliath case, Marcie works with the survivors and families who lost loved ones in a church shooting as she takes on the platform that she believes radicalized the killer. Meanwhile, Reggie comes into conflict with a tenured professor.

Marcie represents a sexual assault victim in a human rights case after the police botch the investigation. Meanwhile, Velma, Avery and Reverend Cliff Crawley work together to right a 20-year-old wrong, and Avery soon discovers he has his work cut out for him.

Marcie defends a young Olympic-level swimmer in a defamation case after she implicates her coach in the death of her best friend and teammate, Dianne Winston. Avery takes on a wrongful conviction case against a seemingly untouchable opponent.