John Jay Osborn, Jr.

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John Jay Osborn Jr.
John Jay Osborn Jr.

John Jay Osborn, Jr. is the author of the bestselling novel, The Paper Chase, a fictional account of one Harvard Law School student's battles with the infamous Professor Charles Kingsfield. The book was made into a movie starring John Houseman and Timothy Bottoms. John Houseman won an Oscar for his performance in the movie. The Paper Chase also became a popular television series. Osborn's other works include The Associates, The Man Who Owned New York, and The Only Thing I've Done Wrong. Osborn currently teaches at The University of San Francisco School of Law.

"The Associates" was also the name of a short-lived television series.

The novel "The Associates" is about the plight of bright young lawyers trapped in the meatgrinder of being an associate in Big Law.

Interestingly, Osborn's daughter Meredith is a 2006 graduate of the Harvard Law School.

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