Kim Kardashian was thrown a surprise party to celebrate a big milestone in her legal career.
The reality star, 44, said she “finally” graduated from her Law Office Study Program (LOSP), earning praises from her family and friends, including President Donald Trump's daughter Ivanka Trump.
Netizens trolled her for taking six years to complete the four-year program and claimed “she paid for her graduation.”
Highlights
- Kim Kardashian is one step closer to practicing law in the state of California.
- “I finally graduated law school after 6 years!!!” the reality star wrote online.
- Her family threw her a surprise party to celebrate her getting her law degree.
- Kim, who said she could do criminal law “in [her] sleep,” received messages from many, including Ivanka Trump.
“I certainly wouldn’t want her representing me,” one critic said.
Kim Kardashian graduated from her four-year Law Office Study Program, taking her one step closer to being a lawyer
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The business mogul and mother-of-four completed California’s Law Office Study Program, an alternative path to becoming a lawyer that skips traditional law school. The four-year program involves studying under the direct supervision of a licensed attorney or judge.
Members of the Kardashian clan gathered together on May 21 to surprise Kim with a private graduation ceremony,
“I finally graduated law school after 6 years!!!” read the text on one of Kim’s Instagram Stories.
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The Skims founder thought she was attending a “regular family brunch” when she arrived at the backyard bash in Beverly Hills on Wednesday.
Her loved ones were “all excited and proud of her and wanted to surprise her to celebrate this accomplishment,” a source told Us Weekly.
“Her law mentors are also surprising her, and she has no clue they will be there,” the source said ahead of the lunch.
The Kardashian clan surprised the Skims founder with a backyard bash on May 21
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Netizens were relentless with their criticism, claiming she got “a degree as fake as her.”
“She got her degree from TEMU,” one said.
“Is she going to win cases by showing up at court half n*ked???” one asked.
“Im so sick of nepo kids and their privilege,” read one comment online
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“When will she have time for court cases ?? She's too busy putting on her makeup and getting botox. Lol,” said one critic.
Others tsk-tsked at the amount of time she took to complete the program.
“Is it supposed to take this long?” one asked, while another wrote,
“Took her long enough,” one said, while another wrote, “You didn’t graduate, you just caught up.”
Ivanka Trump was one of many who congratulated the social media star
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Amid the criticism, the Kardashians star also received congratulatory messages from many, including her good friend Ivanka Trump.
“Congratulations Kim! You did it! My favorite law school graduate!” the first daughter wrote online.
“Congrats Kim! Your dad would be proud. Let’s pass that bar!” said one fan.
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During the graduation party, one of Kim’s mentors called her journey towards becoming a lawyer “the most inspiring.”
The mentor said the aspiring lawyer dedicated “18 hours a week, 48 weeks a year” to the program “for six straight years.”
“That’s a total of 5,184 hours of legal study,” she added. “That’s time she carved out while raising four children, running businesses, filming television shows and showing up in courtrooms to advocate for others.”
The surprise lunch had Kim's study flashcards printed as the placemats
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During the lunch, Kim sat on stage with a graduation cap and got her diploma while her children, Chicago, 7, Saint, 9, and Psalm, 5, watched.
It is unclear whether Kim’s firstborn daughter, North West, 11, was present for the celebratory occasion.
The surprise lunch included placemats that had Kim’s study flashcards printed on them.
The reality star's mentor said she dedicated “a total of 5,184 hours” to the program
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As part of the Law Office Study Program, the social media star began her apprenticeship with a San Francisco law firm in 2018.
She passed the First-Year Law Student's Examination, also known as the “baby bar,” in 2021 after failing thrice.
"OMFGGGG I PASSED THE BABY BAR EXAM!!!!” she wrote on X at the time.
“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 did have COVID on the 3rd try w a 104 fever but I'm not making excuses),” she added.
The mother-of-four passed the “baby bar” after failing thrice in two years
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At the time, she said her late father, Robert Kardashian Sr., who was O.J. Simpson’s attorney during the notorious 1995 trial, would be “so proud” of her and would have been the “best study partner.”
Kim has passed the Multistate Professional Responsibility Exam (MPRE) in March this year.
She will have to pass the California Bar Exam before she can officially practice law in the state.
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With her eyes set on criminal justice reform, the businesswoman previously spoke about how she can do criminal law “in [her] sleep.”
“First year of law school, you have to cover three subjects: criminal law, torts, and contracts,” she told Vogue in 2019.
The media personality said she could do criminal law “in [her] sleep”
Kim found torts “the most confusing” and contracts “the most boring.”
“Crim law I can do in my sleep,” she said. Took my first test, I got a 100. Super easy for me.”
“The reading is what really gets me,” she added. “It’s so time-consuming. The concepts I grasp in two seconds.”
“Hope she uses it to silence her ex,” read one comment online
