History Series / Suits

** Trevor asks Mike if he knows any good lawyers. Mike says no.

* BookDumb: Not exactly, but we don't have a trope for [[TheSameButMoreSpecific Test Dumb]]. Rachel isn't a lawyer because she can't pass law school entrance exams or the bar. If only she had someone to take the test for her...

** As mentioned below, you'd think the guy with PhotographicMemory could come up with a better password than "Mike99"

* ThePasswordIsAlwaysSwordfish: Mike's password for his work computer is "Mike99" and is easily guessed by the other associates. This is [[IdiotBall extremely stupid thing to do]] for someone who can perfectly memorize entire books and would never forget even the longest and most convoluted passwords. Justified as TruthInTelevision, RuleOfFunny and it just fits his characterization of BrilliantButLazy. However, for such a seemingly sharp IT department to not have any controls in place that would prevent him from having a password less than 8 characters (a lax standard in a modern work environment) is more of an goof than Mike's password.

* JustLikeRobinHood: Invoked when a SoapboxSadie redirects some of her father's corporation's funds to a company called "Loxley llc". Lampshaded by Mike, naturally.

** Louis is constantly made fun of, never givin credit for, unlike Harvey, actually making the firm money and not damaging the firm's reputation. That is why when he was hurt when it seemed Harvey was taking credit, because Louis is never given credit

** Even when the demand is reasonable i.e. asking to be made Senior partner for all the work he has done and for having to help out his nemisis, and Jessic shoots him down instead

** Louis easily slips into this when he is trying to show that he is a better lawyer than Harvey (ie almost always)

** Louis is constantly made fun of, never givin credit for, unlike Harvey, actually making the firm money and not damaging the firms reputation. That is why when he was hurt when it seemed Harvey was taking credit, because Louis is never given credit

** Donna too, especially with Harvey.

* LoveTriangle: Mike is torn between Jenny and Rachel.

* NoodleImplements: Harvey never starts trial without doing a "thing" with Donna. The only details given are the involvement of a can opener and that it takes about 3 minutes.

* GreenEyedEpiphany: Rachel does not want to get involved with Mike but as soon as he gets together with Jenny, she becomes a big flirt and kisses him.

--> ''Donna (to Louis)'': Is it more important how I know... or that I know?
--> ''Louis'': ...

* TwoFirstNames: Mike Cross

** Harvey and Donna are both privy to the knowledge that Mike didn't attend Harvard, let alone any law school. [[spoiler:[[WorldWidePunomenon Jury's out]] on whether or not Rachel will keep Mike's secret that he took the [=LSATs=] for other people.]] And then there's [[spoiler: Trevor.]]

* YouJustToldMe: In Bail Out, Harvey pulls this off on Mike to discover that Mike went back to a client he told him not to go to.

** The name "Spectre" for Harvey is a subtle nod to Gabriel Macht's role as {{Film/TheSpirit}}

** Harvey's old girlfriend Scotty [[spoiler: is cheating on her fiancée by having a flingf with Harvey, who was unaware she was getting married.]]

* IdiotBall:*
* A recurring theme is that otherwise smart people will do really stupid things due to sheer arrogance.

* EvenEvilHasStandards: Harvey is quite angry to learn that the district attorney [[spoiler: suppressed evidence and put an innocent man in jail.]] He also frequently makes it clear that there are lines he'd never cross and expects Mike not to cross them either. He's quite offended when Louis accuses him of trying to take all the credit for a win they received together:

''Suits'', formerly known as ''A Legal Mind'', is a USANetwork television {{Dramedy}} series starring Patrick J. Adams and Gabriel Macht. It debuted on June 23, 2011, with a ninety-minute premiere episode. Mike Ross (Patrick J. Adams) is a lazy but brilliant college dropout with an eidetic memory that has allowed him to pass the bar exam without attending law school. Harvey Specter, one of Manhattan's best lawyers, hires Mike as his new associate. Due to the firm's policy of hiring only Harvard Law graduates, Mike is forced to pretend that he has gone to Harvard.

* Anti-Villian: From the way the rest at the firm treat Louis he seems like a Type II

** Another Harvey one is in Bail Out when he chews Mike out about how Trevor isn't a friend and how Ray (Harvey's driver) is. He explains that he's loyal to Ray because Ray 1) asked how Harvey was after the accident at the start of the episode before doing anything else and 2) when they first met many years ago, Ray returned 3000 dollars Harvey had left in his limo. Later still, he goes into a life-threatening situation to help out Mike's friend (for Mike's benefit not his friends). All of which shows that yes, he's very manipulative, yes, he's probably a little amoral, but yes, he's also very loyal to those he believes in.
** The entire first season is really one long EstablishingCharacterMoment for Harvey.

** This is zig-zagged with Harvey. He will often use questionable and underhanded tactics to win a case or close a deal. Next, he will also go out of his way to help out an innocent person even if it jeopardizes his case. Then we see that his 'crusades' are usually motivated by his ego and he is really just showing off how great a lawyer he is, no matter the consequences. However, he seems able to sacrifice his ego if the case is really important.\\
\\We cannot be sure if he is a really good guy willing to use anything at his disposal to help others or if he just has a giant ego that won't let him accept anything but a 'perfect' outcome and all the good is just a side effect of that.

* AmoralAttorney: The opposing counsel in the pilot.

* HangingSeparately: Harvey and Louis dislike each other so much that when they have to work together on a case, the case crashes and burns on them. When they reconcile and work as a team, they are able to find the evidence they need to win the case.
** Jessica is GenreSavvy enough that when she expects this to happen, she arranges things such that no matter how things turn out, she and the firm come out looking good.