Jessica Pearson is the hard-charging, no-nonsense managing partner at Pearson Hardman Specter in New York City.She has a the reputation for putting work ahead of personal relationships and letting almost nothing stand in the way of her success. As the boss, Jessica is unsurprisingly fearful of appearing weak, but harbors very human feelings for a select few colleagues. She mentored partner Harvey Specter after being impressed by his pluck and smarts when he worked in the firm's mail room. In some ways, Jessica has orchestrated Harvey's career, directing his various jobs before arriving at the firm and, once he arrived, promoting him quickly through the ranks. That said, their work relationship is better described as respectful than warm. Jessica certainly is not afraid to take Harvey to task over his ethics and tactics.Jessica is the consummate professional, perhaps because it was such hard work to get to where she is today.