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22-05-2025
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Kim Kardashian graduates from law study program after 6 years
Kim Kardashian has graduated from her law program after six years of studying and working under California's Law Office Study program. The reality TV star, mom of four and entrepreneur shared video clips and photos on her Instagram story Wednesday from a backyard graduation ceremony, which was attended by family members and friends. Attorney Jessica Jackson, one of Kardashian's mentors in her law office study program, spoke during the ceremony, praising Kardashian's dedication to her studies. "Six years ago, Kim Kardashian walked into this program with nothing but a fierce desire to fight for justice -- no law school lectures, no ivory tower shortcuts, just determination and a mountain of case law books to read," she said. "Over the course of this program, Kim has dedicated 18 hours a week, 48 weeks a year for six straight years. That's a total of 5,184 hours of legal study." Instead of attending formal law school, Kardashian announced back in April 2019 that she had enrolled with the State Bar of California in 2018 to study law while completing a four-year apprenticeship, which would be completed with the supervision of a licensed California attorney. Only a small number of states, including California, Vermont, Virginia and Washington, offer an alternative pathway to legal training without a law school requirement. Kardashian passed California's First-Year Law Students' Exam or the "baby bar" examination in 2021 after her fourth attempt. Kardashian is now eligible to sit for the bar exam and follow in her late father Robert Kardashian's footsteps to become a lawyer. In addition to reading law and working, Kardashian has also advocated for prison reform and non-violent offenders, including Alice Marie Johnson, whose life sentence for drug trafficking was commuted. Johnson, a great-grandmother, served over 20 years in jail and was released in June 2018.
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22-05-2025
- Entertainment
- USA Today
Kim Kardashian graduates law school, following in footsteps of lawyer dad Robert Kardashian
Kim Kardashian graduates law school, following in footsteps of lawyer dad Robert Kardashian Show Caption Hide Caption Met Gala: Kim Kardashian, Kylie Jenner and Kendall Jenner arrive Kim Kardashian, Kylie Jenner and Kendall Jenner arrive at the Met Gala red carpet. Kim Kardashian graduated from law school, following in the footsteps of famous father Robert Kardashian Sr. The "Kardashians" on Hulu reality star revealed the news to fans by sharing videos of an intimate backyard ceremony surrounded by family and friends. Her late father was a defense attorney for the defensed in former NFL player O.J. Simpson's murder trial. The "All's Fair" actress took to her Instagram stories on May 21 to celebrate graduating from the four-year Law Office Study Program. "I finally graduated law school after six years!!!" Kardashian wrote over top of a video shared from sister Khloé Kardashian's footage of the event. In one video, the reality star's legal mentor Van Jones said, "I am trying not to get emotional, thank you Kim Kardashian." "Six years ago, seven years ago when you were working on criminal justice, you were not embraced by anybody," CNN commentator Jones said in the video. "You were working with people who were thrown away often by their own families. You were working with people who were literally one step from the grave." During President Donald Trump's first term in office, Kardashian emerged as one of Hollywood's fiercest advocates for criminal justice reform. In June 2018, following a meeting that May with Kardashian in the Oval Office, Trump granted clemency to Alice Marie Johnson who was serving a life sentence for cocaine trafficking. The 44-year-old announced on social media in December 2021 that she passed California's First-Year Law Students' Exam, better known as the "baby bar" exam. Ivanka Trump and Kourtney, Khloé Kardashian celebrate law school graduation Celebrating the Skims co-founder's accomplishments was a family affair. Kardashian shared details from her graduation party, like her youngest son Psalm West dressed as a lawyer with a briefcase and lunch placemats depicting her flashcards from studying. In her own Instagram story video, Khloé Kardashian said, "I am so proud of Kim. I just left her celebration lunch for graduating law school, I mean, I cannot believe this is years and years in the making." Kourtney Kardashian Barker was also in attendance and reshared a video of her wearing a cap and gown captioned, "supportive sister." Kim Kardashian also shared an Instagram story with an image of her in her grad cap posted by Ivanka Trump, with a message that read, "Congratulations Kim! You did it! My favorite law school graduate!" Contributing: Hannah Yasharoff
