Obama entered
Harvard Law School in late 1988. At the end of his first year, he was selected, based on his grades and a writing competition, as an editor of the
Harvard Law Review.
[19] In February 1990, in his second year, he was elected president of the
Law Review, a full-time volunteer position functioning as editor-in-chief and supervising the
Law Review's staff of 80 editors.
[20] Obama's election as the first black president of the
Law Review was widely reported and followed by several long, detailed profiles.
[20] During his summers, he returned to Chicago where he worked as a summer associate at the law firms of
Sidley & Austin in 1989 and Hopkins & Sutter in 1990.
[21] After graduating with a
Juris Doctor (
J.D.)
magna cum laude from Harvard in 1991, he returned to Chicago.
The publicity from his election as the first black president of the
Harvard Law Review led to a publishing contract and advance for a book about race relations.
[22] In an effort to recruit him to their faculty, the
University of Chicago Law School provided Obama with a fellowship and an office to work on his book.
[22]
Obama entered
Harvard Law School in late 1988. At the end of his first year, he was selected, based on his grades and a writing competition, as an editor of the
Harvard Law Review.
[19] In February 1990, in his second year, he was elected president of the
Law Review, a full-time volunteer position functioning as editor-in-chief and supervising the
Law Review's staff of 80 editors.
[20] Obama's election as the first black president of the
Law Review was widely reported and followed by several long, detailed profiles.
[20] During his summers, he returned to Chicago where he worked as a summer associate at the law firms of
Sidley & Austin in 1989 and Hopkins & Sutter in 1990.
[21] After graduating with a
Juris Doctor (
J.D.)
magna cum laude from Harvard in 1991, he returned to Chicago.
The publicity from his election as the first black president of the
Harvard Law Review led to a publishing contract and advance for a book about race relations.
[22] In an effort to recruit him to their faculty, the
University of Chicago Law School provided Obama with a fellowship and an office to work on his book.
[22]