When beautiful-but-vapid model wannabe Deb has a fatal car accident, she suddenly finds herself in front of Heaven’s gatekeeper, Fred, who declares her a self-centered "zero." Outraged, she attempts to persuade Fred to return her to her shallow existence but is accidentally relegated to the body of the recently deceased Jane Bingum. A brilliant, thoughtful and plus-size attorney with a loyal assistant, Teri, Jane has always lived in the shadow of her more comely colleagues whereas Deb has always relied on her external beauty. Now, by a twist of fate and a bolt of divine intervention, Deb must come to terms with inhabiting Jane’s plus-size frame in the ultimate showdown between brains and beauty.

Jane is outraged when she discovers an upscale women’s boutique refuses to carry any plus-sized clothing. Despite opposition from Parker, Jane enlists Kim to represent her when she decides to sue them. Parker puts Grayson on a case involving his old friend whose daughter ends up on a Girls Gone Wild video.

Just as Jane and Tony finally move their relationship to the next level, Tony receives some news that affects both their futures. When Teri's cousin faces deportation charges, Jane steps in to help with the case. Parker and Kim get closer outside of the law offices, while Grayson decides to sell the house he shared with Deb.

Jane is mugged while picking up Grayson's wedding rings and later ends up representing the gunman. Meanwhile, Grayson takes on a case involving a childhood friend of Parker's and his pet camel; and Teri treats Vanessa and Grayson to dance lessons.

Jane represents an engineer who claims a school is going to be built on toxic soil. But the construction company handling the build is one of the firm's most important clients, and Parker orders Jane to drop the case. Meanwhile, Teri is sued for slander for verbally attacking her high-school nemesis.

Jane takes on a wrongful termination case; Kim and Parker represent Owen's sister in her divorce hearing; Grayson helps Stacy and Nikki with legal matters for their business.

Jane represents the mother of a teenage girl who is on life support; Teri and Luke pretend to be Jane and Owen at a wedding menu tasting with a celebrity caterer; Grayson and Kim take a case involving a sperm donor.

Jane frantically searches for Owen, who went missing after seeing her kiss Grayson just before their wedding. Luke tells Jane that “Old Jane” is back on earth and could be in anyone’s body, even Owen’s. Jane represents a desperate father trying to save his eight-year-old son who’s fighting T-cell Lymphoma when his drug treatment is abruptly terminated by a pharmaceutical company. Meanwhile, Kim takes on the case of a woman whose ex-boyfriend posted nude photos of her on website devoted to ex-girlfriend revenge. Luke is reprimanded for mishandling Jane and gets replaced. Finally, Jane gets an unexpected visitor.

Jane tries to impress both Owen and the owners of major baseball team by representing their star player when he’s accused of murder. Meanwhile, Kim helps a friend fight for her alimony. Owen’s new assistant, Nicole, helps Grayson mend his broken heart and Teri advises Stacy on what to look for in a sperm donor.

Jane represents a woman in a personal injury lawsuit that occurred during a wife-swap exercise while in couples' therapy. A man who incorporated himself hires Grayson and Owen when his shareholders prevent him from marrying the woman he loves. Paul sets Jane up on a blind date in hopes of sparking a new romance. Stacy and Owen question their new feelings towards one another.

Jane offers to represent an Amish farmer in a life or death legal case against a big oil company. Grayson helps a dominatrix try to collect a debt from one of her clients. When Grayson and Jane finally reveal their feelings for each other, they’re interrupted by a visitor who threatens to reveal everything.

Jane is forced to finally tell the truth to Grayson, but his reaction leaves her more lost than ever. Meanwhile Owen gets a visit from his estranged brother Charlie that puts his personal life and the firm at risk. As Jane buries herself in work once again to hide from the problems in her life, she discovers her new pro bono case has high stakes with the U.S. government. With Kim on maternity leave, a new lawyer, Belinda joins the firm and gives Jane a run for her money.

Grayson is shocked when Jane tells him that she is Deb; a prickly new attorney is hired to fill in while Kim is on maternity leave; Jane defends a man accused of setting a fire in a record store where he worked that resulted in a death; Belinda and Grayson represent a couple who were trapped on a cruise ship without food or amenities for five days.

Jane struggles with how to behave around Grayson now that he knows the truth; Grayson represents a widower who wants to honor his wife's last wish to be buried in her backyard, while her parents want her in their family plot; Paul buys a Rolls-Royce for $100; Kim returns to work and enlists Owen's help representing a 12-year-old foster child who is searching for a permanent home.

Kim and Owen are unsupportive about Jane's new romance; Kim is rescued from a mugging by a masked superhero; Jane represents a mother whose son died at a football camp.