Meghan Markle’s ‘Suits’ Exit Leaves a Paralegal-Shaped Hole on TV
When “Suits” returns to USA on Wednesday for the second half of its seventh season, it will mark the swan song for one notable character: Meghan Markle’s Rachel Zane.
Markle is exiting the show after Season 7 to marry a prince, but her character’s impending absence from the legal drama will leave a hole on TV when it comes to representing the unsung heroes of the legal world: paralegals.
Rachel has proven herself invaluable — she has her own office with a view and is regarded as the best researcher at law firm Pearson Hardman. She swoops in to save the day for the lawyers she works with on a regular basis, something that several paralegals told TheWrap they can relate to.