Michelle Obama Article

What were Michelle Obama’s jobs?

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Michelle Obama worked as a junior associate at a private law firm, where she specialized in intellectual property law. She had several positions in Chicago city government in the 1990s, and, from 1996 until she became first lady, Obama worked as an associate dean and in several executive roles at the University of Chicago.