Kim Kardashian is reportedly stepping away from her legal studies following a setback in her journey to become a licensed attorney.
According to TMZ, Kardashian, 45, has decided to postpone future attempts at the California bar exam until at least 2027. The decision comes after the “Kardashians” star reportedly skipped the February administration of the rigorous test and does not plan to sit for the upcoming July exam.
While Kardashian spent years documenting her legal aspirations on her Hulu reality series. The California bar exam is widely considered one of the most difficult professional licensure tests in the United States. While Kardashian has only sat for the full bar exam once, her path to that point was marked by persistence.
Kardashian took the First-Year Law Students’ Examination, colloquially known as the “baby bar,” four times before successfully passing in 2021. “I failed this exam three times in two years, but I got back up each time and studied harder and tried again until I did it,” Kardashian said following her 2021 success.
This determination initially fueled her transition into more advanced legal coursework, though the difficulty of the final bar exam has proven to be a more formidable hurdle. Insiders close to the Skims founder said the latest failure “broke her confidence,” leading to the current hiatus.
Despite the pause, Kardashian has not officially retired from her quest to follow in the footsteps of her late father, Robert Kardashian, who was a prominent defense attorney.
Her legal work has already made a tangible impact on the American justice system; she has been a vocal advocate for criminal justice reform and has successfully lobbied for the clemency of several non-violent offenders. California is one of the few states that allows individuals to become lawyers through a “law office study program” rather than attending an accredited law school, provided they apprentice under a judge or attorney.
