<p>Obama did work for law firm in Chicago after Harvard in the early 90s. He mostly did counsel work as a writer in civil rights cases. He was a full-time associate for three years, and continued part-time while at UC for a couple more years. He actually won a case before the 7th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals early in his career. </p>
<p>[As</a> lawyer, Obama was strong, silent type :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: Barack Obama](<a href=“http://www.suntimes.com/news/politics/obama/700499,CST-NWS-Obama-law17.article]As”>http://www.suntimes.com/news/politics/obama/700499,CST-NWS-Obama-law17.article)</p>
<p>From what I understand, after he won the state senate spot in '97, he no longer did the above mentioned legal work.</p>