California – Kim Kardashian has cleared a key hurdle in her unconventional quest to become an attorney, according to Reuters.
The reality television star and entrepreneur said on Monday on Twitter that she passed California’s First-Year Law Students’ Examination—a daylong test required of aspiring lawyers in the state who are not taking the traditional path of attending an accredited law school.
“OMFGGGG I PASSED THE BABY BAR EXAM!!!!” she wrote to her 70.7 million followers, posting photos of herself posing in a bright blue jumpsuit. “For anyone who doesn’t know my law school journey, know this wasn’t easy or handed to me.”
Passing the test—better known as the baby bar—means Kardashian can continue her legal studies and will be able to take the full bar exam. She said in 2019 that she was studying to become a lawyer through what is known as the Law Office Study Programme, in which would-be attorneys train under the supervision of an experienced lawyer or judge.
California is among the handful of states that has such a programme and is the only one with a baby bar.
Pass rate information was not yet available for the October 26 exam that Kardashian took, but only 21 per cent of those who took the exam in June passed–less than half the rate for the state’s most recent regular bar exam.
Kardashian also noted she had failed the exam three times before passing. That made this her final opportunity: California typically allows people to take the First-Year Law Students’ Examination just three times but gave anyone who failed the June 2020 exam one extra try due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
“I am so happy for her,” said University of Washington law professor, Steve Calandrillo, who tutored Kardashian on contracts via Zoom to prepare for the test. “She has worked so hard for two years now. It is not an easy exam.”
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