Kim Kardashianis on her way to becoming a lawyer.
“OMFGGGG I PASSED THE BABY BAR EXAM!!!! Looking in the mirror, I am really proud of the woman looking back today in the reflection,” shewroteon Twitter. “For anyone who doesn’t know my law school journey, know this wasn’t easy or handed to me.”
“I failed this exam 3 times in 2 years, but I got back up each time and studied harder and tried again until I did it!!! (I didhave COVIDon the 3rd try w a 104 fever but I’m not making excuses)” she continued in a lengthy thread.
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Kardashian thanked various people who have helped her on her journey, including CNN’s Van Jones, the lawyers she has apprenticed with and her tutor. She also mentioned late dadRobert Kardashian Sr., a high-powered attorney known for representingO.J. Simpsoninhis 1995 murder trial.
“My dad would be so proud & he would actually be so shocked to know that this is my path now but he would’ve been my best study partner,” the KKW Beauty mogul wrote. “I am told he was notorious for making fun of people who didn’t pass on their first attempt like him, but he would’ve been my best cheerleader!”
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Kardashian first announced inVoguein 2019 thatshe planned to become a lawyerlike her father.
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“Unfortunately, I haven’t passed yet, butI’m not giving up,” she wrote at the time. “I’m preparing to take it again soon.”
In an interview forWSJ. Magazine’s November issuehighlighting 2021 Innovators, she gave another update on her legal studies, admitting, “I do have a ways to go.”
Kardashian, who has been outspoken about her passion forcriminal justice and prison reform, also opened up about what she hopes to do with her degree, regardless of the timeline.
“Hopefully one day I can start a law firm where we can help people pro bono and hire people who were formerly incarcerated,” she toldWSJ.
source: people.com
