The Associates

- Season 1

(1979)

The associates learn the ropes on their first day while the founder of the firm considers taking on a new partner.

Tucker uses tips from a book on romance to try and impress Sara.

Marshall asks Eliot to defend a client whose ex-lover is suing him.

The associates are curious when a lady from Mr. Marshall's distant past turns up in the office. But she's not the type they're expecting.

Johnny goes on a date with a married co-worker.

Eliot accidentally kills a partner in a game of squash.

Eliot Streeter is handed a case where a newspaper reporter has printed information that the Department of Defense. It looks like he would win the case in a walk, except for a huge problem: opposing counsel is Professor Charles W. Kingsfield (reprising his "Paper Chase" role and using it to generate big laughs). Kingsfield meets up with Emerson Marshall, the senior partner at the law firm, to discuss their respective careers -- and the case turns into a war of insults which Marshall wins. Meanwhile, Eliot recalls taking Kingsfield's class at Harvard and developing a ...

Danko decides to sue for regular visitation when the mother of his child restricts how often Johnny can see his offspring.

Tucker defends a network censor being sued by a producer.

Leslie falls for a teacher who despises conservative lawyers.

Tucker moves into the apartment below Marshall, who shows up unexpectedly.

The lawyers try to find escape routes when a fire starts in the building.

The associates defend the head of a tire company accused of misusing funds, while Leslie quits the firm thinking it represents criminals.