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Kim Kardashian may play one of television’s most glamorous divorce attorneys on “All’s Fair,” but her real-life legal career remains unfinished. The distinction is especially relevant ahead of Season 2, which directly pokes fun at Kardashian’s unsuccessful first attempt at the California bar exam. While she has completed a demanding legal apprenticeship, passed the “baby bar” and worked on criminal justice reform cases, she is not currently licensed to practice law. So, how close is Kardashian to officially becoming an attorney?
Kim Kardashian Is Not Currently A Licensed Lawyer
C Flanigan/imageSPACE / MEGADespite years of legal study and advocacy work, Kardashian is not currently a licensed attorney in California or any other state. To become a practicing lawyer in California, she must satisfy the state’s admission requirements, including passing the general bar examination. She took that exam in July 2025 but revealed in November that she did not pass.
“Well… I’m not a lawyer yet, I just play a very well-dressed one on TV,” Kardashian wrote on Instagram Stories while announcing the result. The comment was a reference to her character, Allura Grant, on Hulu’s “All’s Fair.”
Kardashian made it clear that she had not abandoned her goal, writing that she remained “all in” after six years of studying. However, TMZ reported in May 2026 that she planned to wait until at least 2027 before attempting the exam again.
Passing the bar would still not instantly complete the process. Applicants must satisfy the State Bar’s other admission requirements and take an oath before they are authorized to practice independently.
She Completed A Legal Apprenticeship Instead Of Traditional Law School
Eric Kowalsky / MEGAKardashian did not attend a traditional, American Bar Association-accredited law school or earn a Juris Doctor degree. Instead, she pursued California’s Law Office Study Program, which allows eligible participants to study under the supervision of a practicing attorney or judge.
Kardashian began the program in 2019 and completed it in May 2025. Her accomplishment was celebrated with a graduation-style ceremony at the Beverly Hills Hotel, but calling it a conventional law school graduation would be misleading. Her mentor, attorney Jessica Jackson, said Kardashian studied 18 hours a week, 48 weeks a year, for six years.
California is one of a small number of states that allow applicants to qualify for the bar through supervised legal study rather than a traditional law school education. Completing that program made Kardashian eligible to take the state bar exam, but it did not make her an attorney.
- Kim Kardashian reportedly felt “defeated” after the “worst” year of her life, which included a failed bar exam and relationship troubles.
- Kardashian hilariously put her legal skills to use while awaiting the results of her bar exam.
- She was hit with bar exam shade during a dispute involving her late father’s auctioned Bible.
- The reality TV star admitted that failing the bar exam left her feeling “really uncomfortable” and unsure of herself.
Kim Kardashian Passed The ‘Baby Bar’ On Her Fourth Attempt
C Flanigan/imageSPACE / MEGABefore becoming eligible for the general bar exam, Kardashian had to overcome another major hurdle: California’s First-Year Law Students’ Examination, commonly called the “baby bar.” Kardashian took the test multiple times before finally passing on her fourth attempt in December 2021.
The baby bar is not the same test that licenses someone to practice law. It is an examination required of certain students completing their legal education through unaccredited schools or the law-office study route. Passing allowed Kardashian to continue her studies and receive credit for her earlier work.
She has also passed the Multistate Professional Responsibility Examination, which tests applicants on rules governing attorneys’ professional conduct. However, neither that exam nor the baby bar replaces California’s full bar examination.
Kardashian eventually sat for the general bar on July 29 and July 30, 2025. After receiving her result that November, she said she came close to passing and planned to keep studying.
Her Criminal Justice Work Is Real, But It Is Not The Same As Practicing Law
KCS Presse / MEGAKardashian’s lack of a law license does not mean her criminal justice work has been fictional or purely for television. She became heavily involved in the case of Alice Marie Johnson, a grandmother who was serving a life sentence without parole for a nonviolent drug offense.
Kardashian met with President Donald Trump at the White House in 2018 to advocate for Johnson’s release. Trump later commuted Johnson’s sentence. That experience helped inspire Kardashian to pursue legal studies and become more involved in prison reform, clemency cases, and efforts to help incarcerated people.
However, advocacy and legal practice are not interchangeable. Kardashian can use her platform, communicate with attorneys, study cases, and lobby officials. She cannot independently represent clients in court or offer legal services to the public as a licensed attorney.
Her work has frequently been conducted alongside qualified lawyers and organizations that can handle the formal legal aspects of the cases she supports.
‘All’s Fair’ Season 2 Jokes About Her Bar Exam Failure
ZUMAPRESS.com / MEGAKardashian’s real-life setback has now made its way into “All’s Fair.” In the newly released Season 2 trailer, Kardashian’s character asks Milan, played by Teyana Taylor, whether she recently passed the California bar.
“Guilty as charged,” Milan replies.
Kardashian’s Allura then jokes, “I didn’t pass on my first try.”
The line is a pretty obvious nod to Kardashian’s own experience.
Season 2 premieres November 4 on Hulu, with three episodes arriving on the first day before the show moves to a weekly release schedule.
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