[3][8] In 2002, Sachs graduated first in his class from Harvard College with a Bachelor of Arts specializing in medieval history, summa cum laude.
[9][7] Sach's undergraduate thesis, "The 'Law Merchant' and the Fair Court of St. Ives, 1270-1324", earned him the university's Thomas T. Hoopes Prize for outstanding scholarly work.
After graduating, Sachs received a Rhodes Scholarship to study at Merton College, Oxford, where he obtained a first class degree in philosophy, politics and economics in 2004 which was promoted in June 2008.
[10] Sachs clerked for Judge Stephen F. Williams of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit from 2007 to 2008, then entered private practice at the law firm of Mayer Brown as an associate.
[5] He married Amanda Schwoerke, a graduate of Mount Holyoke College whom he met while she was also a student at Yale Law School, on August 24, 2008.