Knowing full well what I intended to do
In order to survive the Jungle of the Academic World
I cut a deal to go up for tenure here at the start of my third year
The Decision was to be on a Wednesday Mid-October 1980
Just in case on the Monday before
I had a little chat with my Dean
I just spoke with my Tax Partner in Boston
They would love to have me back
So if my Tenure is denied or delayed on Wednesday
I will be on the next plane back to Boston on Thursday
And you can have all your students back to teach
I got it
They have regretted it ever since
I was 30
I was not bluffing
The End of “The Paper Chase” for me
The Real Kingsfield was not so bad
Modelled on my contracts teacher Phil Areeda
We later became friends
RIP: Phil
RIP: Paper Chase
RIP: Harvard Law School
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