It’s official! Kim Kardashian is now a law graduate. On May 21, she announced that she had completed her law apprenticeship program. While it took her six years instead of the usual four—due to COVID and her busy schedule with family and work—she celebrated with a backyard graduation ceremony in true Kardashian fashion.
But she’s not the only celebrity with a law degree. Many famous faces have pursued legal education before turning to entertainment. From classic courtroom dramas like Adam’s Rib and To Kill a Mockingbird to modern hits like Legally Blonde and The Good Wife, the legal profession has drawn in more than a few creatives. Here are some surprising celebrities who hold law degrees:
### Kim Kardashian
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In May 2025, Kim Kardashian shared on Instagram: “I finally graduated law school after six years!!!” Though she didn’t attend traditional law school, she completed California’s Law Office Study Program—a four-year apprenticeship for aspiring lawyers without a college degree.
Kardashian began her apprenticeship at a San Francisco firm in 2018. After four attempts, she passed California’s “baby bar” exam in December 2021. Jessica Jackson, one of her legal mentors, revealed that Kardashian logged over 5,000 hours of study while balancing motherhood, business ventures, filming, and advocacy work. She still needs to pass the official bar exam, but she’s following in her late father Robert Kardashian’s footsteps.
### Bridgit Mendler
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The former Disney Channel star graduated from Harvard Law School in May 2024 after starting in 2021. During her studies, she served as president of the Harvard Space Law Society. Mendler also holds a master’s from MIT and is pursuing a PhD there.
### Gemma Chan
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Before starring in Crazy Rich Asians and Eternals, Chan studied law at Oxford and secured a prestigious training contract at London firm Slaughter and May. Instead, she chose acting, enrolling at Drama Centre London. She told Modern Luxury Magazine in 2019: “Law is analytical, while acting is instinctive—but it helps with learning lines and reading contracts!”
### Gerard Butler
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Long before 300 and Law Abiding Citizen, the Scottish actor studied law at the University of Glasgow and worked as a trainee lawyer in Edinburgh. He soon left for London to pursue acting.
### Andrea Bocelli
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The legendary tenor earned a law degree from the University of Pisa and briefly practiced before dedicating himself to music. “It’s probably better for my former clients!” he joked in 2015. “But studying law was useful—everything you learn helps in life.”
### Jerry Springer
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Before hosting his infamous talk show, Springer earned a law degree from Northwestern University in 1968. He later transitioned into politics and entertainment, leaving a lasting—if controversial—legacy.Here’s a more natural and fluent version of your text while keeping the original meaning intact:
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Rebel Wilson
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In 2000, the Pitch Perfect star graduated from the University of New South Wales with two degrees—a B.A. in theater and performance studies and a Bachelor of Laws. “I thought I’d become a great lawyer or politician,” she said in 2011. “I studied law and was preparing for that kind of career.” But by 2003, she landed a recurring role on the hit Australian comedy Pizza/Fat Pizza.
John Grisham
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The bestselling author, famous for legal thrillers like A Time to Kill and The Firm, has firsthand experience in the field. Grisham earned his law degree from the University of Mississippi in 1981 and practiced law for nearly ten years.
John Cleese
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Before joining Monty Python and starring in Fawlty Towers, Cleese studied law at Downing College, Cambridge, graduating in 1963. “I think I would have been good at law, but I also think I would have found it unfulfilling,” he told Yahoo! in 2013.
Geraldo Rivera
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The former talk show host went to Brooklyn Law School in the late 1960s and later worked with the National Lawyers Guild and Community Action for Legal Services in New York. His work representing Puerto Rican activists in East Harlem led to his first reporting job at WABC-TV.
Jeff Cohen
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After winning over audiences as Chunk in The Goonies, the former child actor graduated from UCLA Law in 2000. Just two years later, he co-founded the entertainment law firm Cohen & Gardner in Beverly Hills.
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