Merrick here...

Tommy Lee Jones is looking to direct and co-star in an adaptation of Michael Connelly's novel THE LINCOLN LAWYER (available HERE). Matthew McConaughey would star.

"Lawyer," which is set up at Lakeshore Entertainment, centers on Mickey Haller, a wheeler-dealer Los Angeles lawyer who operates out of the back of his Lincoln. Haller is content with a career defending garden-variety criminals until he lands the case of a lifetime: defending a Beverly Hills playboy accused of murder.

McConaughey is on board to play Haller. It's unclear what role Jones would play; the playboy character, which could be the second male lead, is described in the book as somewhat younger than Jones, though the part could be adjusted to accommodate an older interpretation.

...says THR HERE.

Jones' last feature film directorial endeavor was THE THREE BURIALS OF MELQUIADES ESTRADA back 'round 2005, although he's currently helming a TV adaptation of Cormac McCarthy's THE SUNSET LIMITED for HBO. I believe that's supposed to broadcast next year.