Mitchell McDeere
to graduate from
Harvard Law School
How many members?
41
dreams
a new car, a big house with furniture, a baby
Who was he?
a senior associate
Who was he?
the senior partner
was born in poverty and brought up by
his brother Raymond (Ray)
Where is the Firm?
Memphis
the cold weather in the north-east
hates
How long has he been working in the Firm?
for 7 years
embarrassing speech
in the second-floor library
a new associate
becomes a partner in ten years
electronic surveillance equipment
secrecy, the evils of a loose tongue
astonished by the salary
$80,000
took Mitch on a tour of the office
excellent libraries on the first four floors of the five-floor building,
experienced secretaries
attorney
lawyer, counselor
International tax law
The firm specialisation
the open area
the large corner offices
seemed happy with the idea to move
'Memphis, here we come'
the firm does own a couple of beach houses
the Cayman Islands
gentlemanly facade
deceptive outward appearance
fringes
a new BMW, help in buying a house, pay back a student loan
work-life balance
the work takes at least eighty hours a week,
holidays -two weeks a year
True
the Firm strict rules
illicit activities
tax fraud