Former Biglaw Partner Is The First Black Woman To Be Elected As Chicago's Mayor

She's truly a woman of firsts. Congratulations!

By Staci Zaretsky

onApril 4, 2019 at 5:43 PMApril 4, 2019 at 2:12 PM

Lori Lightfoot (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

Lori Lightfoot, who once worked as a federal prosecutor and as a partner at Mayer Brown, was recently elected as Chicago’s mayor. Which law school did she attend?

Hint: Lightfoot is the Windy City’s first black woman to be elected as mayor, the first openly gay woman to be elected as mayor, and the first former federal prosecutor be elected as mayor in modern times.

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Staci Zaretsky is a senior editor at Above the Law, where she’s worked since 2011. She’d love to hear from you, so please feel free to email her with any tips, questions, comments, or critiques. You can follow her on Twitter or connect with her on LinkedIn.

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