Hilary Duff is attached to play a teen lawyer in the upcoming NBC sitcom “Barely Legal.”

The network has ordered a script for the show, which is based on the true story of Kathleen Holtz, an 18-year-old who in 2007 became the youngest person ever to pass the California bar exam.

The project is being executive produced by “Numbers” actor Rob Morrow, with “Little Black Book” scribe Elisa Bell tapped to write the pilot.

Duff, 21, had signed a one-year deal in November to star in her own series for NBC.

“Hilary is an incredibly versatile talent with a huge following whose career we know will continue to soar on NBC,” Teri Weinberg, executive vice president of NBC Entertainment, said in a statement at the time. “We are confident we will develop great ideas that would feature her vast talents and are thrilled to have this opportunity.”

Duff starred in the hit Disney Channel show “Lizzie McGuire” from 2001 to 2004. She also launched a singing career and has appeared in such movies as “A Cinderella Story,” “Material Girls” and “War, Inc.”






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