He then worked as a private lawyer , Assistant U.S. Attorney , and legal counsel during the early - mid-1960s .
Rangel graduated from New York University in 1957 and St. John 's University School of Law in 1960 .
Rangel then worked as a private lawyer , Assistant U.S. Attorney , and legal counsel during the early - mid-1960s .
Rangel graduated from New York University in 1957 and St. John 's University School of Law in 1960 .