Since 2018, Kim Kardashian has been following her dream to become an attorney via an unconventional apprenticeship. She started by “reading the law,” taking part in a four-year training with a law firm dedicated to criminal justice reform work and began taking classes as part of that apprenticeship.
Kim documented her legal studies via social media and met with prison reform advocate Van Jones to discuss ways she could lower prison populations. Below the Law takes a look back at Kim’s journey in law school.
Kim Kardashian’s Academic History
Kim Kardashian is inching closer to achieving her ambition of becoming an attorney. The reality star, currently studying criminal law at California’s First-Year Law Students’ Examination or “baby bar”, recently passed the examination. Kim has been honing her legal education since 2018 when she registered to study with unaccredited tutors and mentor lawyers focusing on prison reform and advocating on behalf of wrongfully accused people.
Van Jones and Jessica Jackson, cofounders of #cut50, collaborated to travel across the country visiting prisoners while petitioning governors and senators for criminal justice reform. Together, the trio worked with President Trump to commute Alice Marie Johnson’s life sentence for nonviolent drug offenses.
Kim recently shared a photo of herself doing coursework for her legal studies with her 360 million social media followers and received much positive response from fans who are inspired by her determination and passion for legal studies.
Kim Kardashian’s Motivations
Kim Kardashian has long expressed her ambitions of becoming an attorney; in part due to the influence of her deceased father who practiced law; as well as being active in criminal justice reform initiatives.
Kim recently posted on Instagram with a photo of her test prep materials. She wrote that she was studying for law midterm exams, and her father would be proud of what she accomplished.
Entrepreneur Rebecca Simmons has successfully balanced legal studies with other business ventures such as her line of SKIMS beauty products and KKW holiday collection. She has shared updates of her progress via social media platforms like Twitter or Facebook; most recently she reported earning all As on her law midterm exams!
Though it may seem unusual for someone without an undergraduate degree to pursue a legal career, the California state bar provides opportunities through apprenticeship. After one year of apprenticeship is complete, those wishing to continue can take the First-Year Law Students’ Examination or “baby bar”, similar to the bar exam.
Kim Kardashian’s Future Goals
Kim Kardashian documented her studies during law school with great diligence on social media. She would regularly forgo livetweeting of Keeping Up With the Kardashians to focus on torts homework; forego summer holiday festivities to dedicate herself solely to contracts studies; even shout out her University of Washington contracts professor on Instagram!
Kim has used her legal studies as well as prison reform advocacy efforts to secure the release of wrongfully convicted criminals. Her aim is to use her newly acquired legal skills and make an impactful difference in this world.
Not yet known is whether she will successfully pass the California Bar Exam; however, she has taken an important step toward realizing her dream by passing the First-Year Law Students’ Examination, popularly referred to as “baby bar.” This exam is mandatory for first year law students and provides a less challenging version of what will eventually become the state bar exam.
Kim Kardashian’s Legal Education
Kim Kardashian has taken an unconventional route in becoming an attorney. Instead of enrolling in law school, she has taken an alternative path known as “reading the law,” which involves apprenticing with an experienced lawyer before passing a bar exam such as California’s First-Year Law Students’ Examination or “baby bar”.
Since 2018, she has been studying to become a lawyer, with hopes of using her legal career to advocate for those wrongfully convicted or serving unfair sentences. Her interest in criminal justice reform arose when she helped secure clemency for Alice Marie Johnson, an elderly great grandmother serving a life sentence for nonviolent drug offenses at 63. Her success at winning Alice Marie Johnson’s release became motivation for reform efforts overall.
Her success thus far has been an inspiration to many, demonstrating how hard work and exploring unconventional paths can lead to legal success. It is important to keep in mind, however, that law school can be a rigorous journey that takes considerable dedication and time commitment from its participants.