Kim Kardashian and her family celebrated her law school graduation all over social media on May 22, but for social media users calling her degree into question. Now a legal expert is setting the record straight.
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After Kardashian posted a series of Instagram posts donning a neutral-toned cap and gown while celebrating her at-home graduation, headlines quickly dubbed the event a “law school graduation,” though Kardashian never used those words. Some social media users were quick to note that the Skims founder did not go to law school, nor does she have an official Juris Doctor, a graduate-entry professional degree that law students typically get before sitting the bar exam.
However, legal expert and attorney Goldie Schon is breaking down exactly what Kardashian does have and what she’ll need to officially become a lawyer. As Schon explained to The Sun, Kardashian did not go to an accredited law school, which may cause difficulties for her when it comes to passing the highly competitive California Bar Exam. Kardashian will need to pass the bar to practice as a lawyer in California.
Instead, Kardashian completed a self-study, something Schon says is not a common route. “The people that do it this way have to have a lawyer who is essentially their superior and who sign off, on the regular, to the state bar that they’re student is doing a, b and c on a regular basis,” Schon said.