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Kim
Kardashian
is
back
on
her
“I’m-going-to-be-a-lawyer-dammit”
grind,
and
this
time
she’s
giving
the
world
exactly
what
the
California
Bar
never
will:
transparency.
Earlier
this
month,
Kim
failed
the
bar
exam,
but
instead
of
slinking
away,
she
posted
a
full
emotional
montage
of
her
study
saga:
handwritten
notes,
panic
spirals,
and
the
ugly
crying
she’s
famous
for
included.
Kim’s
video
proudly
features
pages
of
handwritten
notes,
as
though
she
just
discovered
the
pedagogical
magic
of
“writing
things
down.”
It’s
very
earnest.
Very
“I
bought
the
pastel
highlighters
so
now
I’m
basically
Elle
Woods.”
Honestly,
it’s
almost
wholesome
watching
the
billionaire
who
built
an
empire
on
overpriced
loungewear
embrace
the
radical
act
of…
making
flashcards.
Then
we
get
the
waterworks.
Like,
full
meltdown.
She’s
exhausted,
terrified,
and
mumbling
about
her
brain
dissolving…
which,
to
be
fair,
is
a
universal
bar
exam
experience.
She
even
shows
off
a
back
brace,
because
apparently
torts
aren’t
the
only
thing
causing
pain
here.
If
you’ve
ever
stared
at
a
bar
prep
essay
question
and
wondered
why
your
life
choices
brought
you
to
this
moment,
congratulations:
you
and
Kim
Kardashian
now
have
something
in
common.
As
always,
the
wild
part
of
the
Kardashian
bar
journey
is
that
she’s
not
doing
this
the
normal
way.
No
law
school.
No
cold
calls.
No
gunners.
She’s
apprenticing
her
way
into
the
legal
profession
like
it’s
still
1827.
It’s
admirable!
It’s
unconventional!
It’s…
perhaps
not
the
optimal
approach
for
the
nation’s
most
notoriously
sadistic
bar
exam,
but
hey,
points
for
dedication.
And
Kardashian
has
documented
much
of
the
process on
social
media.
She
shared
her
hatred
of con
law,
struggles with
evidence,
and
a criminal
law
issue
spotter that
cast
Justin
Bieber
as
a
criminal
mastermind.
She’s
complained
about
the
fact
that law
student
life
sucks,
explained
that
she
neglected
her Keeping
Up
With
the
Kardashians livetweeting
duties
to keep
up
with
torts
homework, bailed
on
summer holiday
festivities as
she continued
with
her
contracts
homework,
and
dealt
with
personalized questions
all
about
her.
She
even
has
a
favorite
law
professor
—
University
of
Washington
contracts
professor Steve
Calandrillo —
who she’s
shouted
out
on
Insta. Kardashian
even
has
her
“just
like
us”
moment,
like
when she
posted
about
shooting
tequila
while
studying
torts.
But
really
this
is
the
most
relatable
moment
in
her
quest
to
be
a
lawyer.
Her
struggle
looks
a
lot
like
everyone
else’s
struggle,
minus
the
millions
following
her
journey,
and
ready
to
indulge
in
schadenfreude
when
things
go
pear-shaped.
She’s
tired.
She’s
defeated.
She’s
still
going;
Kardashian
confirmed
she
will
tackle
the
notorious
exam
again.
And
if
Kim
Kardashian
—
a
woman
who
runs
five
companies,
films
two
shows,
and
never
seems
to
sleep
—
can
find
time
to
grind
out
IRACs
and
memorize
hearsay
exceptions,
then
maybe
there’s
hope
for
the
rest
of
us.
Kathryn
Rubino
is
a
Senior
Editor
at
Above
the
Law,
host
of
The
Jabot
podcast,
and
co-host
of
Thinking
Like
A
Lawyer.
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