Gray Mountain by John Grisham
Doubleday, N.Y. 2014
Airs beginning January 15, 2015 (approx.)
It's 2008 and Samantha Kofer's career at a huge Wall Street law firm is on the fast track--until the recession hits and she gets downsized, furloughed, escorted out of the building.
Samantha, though, is one of the "lucky" associates. She's offered an opportunity to work at a legal aid clinic for one year without pay, after which there would be a slim chance that she'd get her old job back.