LOWER THE BAR Kim Kardashian pokes fun at her legal career and makes dig at Kanye West after failing to pᴀss the baby bar 3 times
KIM Kardashian has given fans an update on her legal career after previously failing the baby bar exam three times.
The Kardashians star took to her Instagram Stories on Monday to make fun of herself after failing to pᴀss the bar exam.
Kim, 42, has turned her attention to criminal justice reform in recent years, aside from her successful career as a businesswoman and reality star.
In the post, the Skims mogul confirmed that she has yet to pᴀss the bar exam. Kim shared a pH๏τo of the film character Snoopy – wearing a top hat and holding up a briefcase – hanging in a framed print on the wall.
The print was accompanied by the phrase: “I ain’t pᴀssed the bar, but I know a lil’ bit..” The line is also a lyric from rapper Jay Z’s hit song 99 Problems, which may come as a dig to her rapper ex-husband Kanye West, 46.
Kim first attempted the baby bar, the first-year exam for law students, back in 2020 – which she failed with a score of 474 out of the 560 needed to pᴀss.
After failing it two more times, she finally pᴀssed in December 2021.
She has since been studying to follow in the footsteps of her late father, Robert Kardashian, who was a high-profile attorney known for his work on the OJ Simpson case.
In May, Kim gave fans a behind-the-scenes look at one of her law school study sessions that included handwritten notes. “Consтιтutional Law Clᴀss,” the KUWTK alum captioned her post with the red and white SOS emoji.
Kim had been participating in a four-year apprenticeship program, which she began in 2019 – just one year after she successfully lobbied then-President Donald Trump to sign a bill ᴀssisting prison and sentencing reform, The First Step Act.
KIM’S QUEST
Kim sat down with CNN anchor Poppy Harlow at the 2023 TIME100 Summit earlier this month to discuss her educational journey.
During a wide-ranging discussion on her personal and professional life, Poppy asked flat-out where Kim is in her journey. “The baby bar has a 16 percent pᴀss rate,” Kim shared, before rolling her eyes and realizing: “I mean, it took me a few tries.”
“I’m probably going to take the bar February 2025,” she revealed.
While the date may seem far away, Kim gritted her teeth as she reminded the audience that the tests leading up to the bar exam were especially challenging and time-consuming.
She told the crowd that helping free Alice Johnson, who spent 20 years behind bars before Kim championed her release, changed her life.
“I had no connection to the justice system,” Kim admitted. “As I got to figure out how to help someone and how to make a difference and get them out, I had no idea…I was just genuinely naïve to all of the issues with our system.”
Diving into the issues with little background overwhelmed the model. “There are so many things wrong with our system. But once I saw that I was able to make a difference I couldn’t stop there.”
A NEW REALITY
Kim is taking an unusual route to becoming a lawyer because she does not hold an undergraduate degree. California is one of seven states that allows budding lawyers to study under a mentor for four years instead of going to college.
However, a busy future might spell the end of her current empire.
“I always joke with my mom, who is my manager, I say, ‘Kim K is retiring, and I’m just gonna be an attorney. So you can go help my siblings, so you can still have a job,'” she laughed.
Referring to the family’s successful reality TV career, Poppy then asked: “Would you ever consider a life without the cameras?”
Kim didn’t hesitate to answer and quickly fired back: “Yeah, absolutely. I do feel like I have a… there’s a lot that’s always on TV and a lot that’s always out there, but I think my friends and my family know that we really cherish a lot of our private times.”
She admitted: “And I would be just as happy being an attorney full-time and doing that.
