Millionaire George Wade (Hugh Grant) needs a new Chief Counsel, and he turns an unexpected confrontation with passionate environmentalist advocate Lucy Kelson (Sandra Bullock) into a spontaneous job interview. It's not the job that's getting to her. It's George. He finally agrees to let her leave on the condition that Lucy find her own ultra-capable replacement. Enter June Carter (Alicia Witt), an ambitious young lawyer with little experience but a keen eye for George.