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Kim Kardashian hopes to become lawyer in 2022 after four-year apprenticeship | Kim Kardashian hopes to become lawyer in 2022 after four-year apprenticeship |
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Kim Kardashian has revealed she has begun a four-year apprenticeship with a law firm in the US, with hopes of becoming a lawyer in 2022. | Kim Kardashian has revealed she has begun a four-year apprenticeship with a law firm in the US, with hopes of becoming a lawyer in 2022. |
The reality TV star says she made the decision to pursue a legal career in 2018. | The reality TV star says she made the decision to pursue a legal career in 2018. |
Last year, she met with President Donald Trump and successfully campaigned to have 63-year-old Alice Marie Johnson released from jail. | Last year, she met with President Donald Trump and successfully campaigned to have 63-year-old Alice Marie Johnson released from jail. |
She says her experiences at The White House inspired her decision. | She says her experiences at The White House inspired her decision. |
"The White House called me to advise to help change the system of clemency," she tells Vogue magazine in a new interview. | "The White House called me to advise to help change the system of clemency," she tells Vogue magazine in a new interview. |
Clemency is when someone is pardoned from a crime they are accused of having committed and it is declared that they are not guilty. | Clemency is when someone is pardoned from a crime they are accused of having committed and it is declared that they are not guilty. |
In America, the President can grant clemency to anyone convicted under federal law. | In America, the President can grant clemency to anyone convicted under federal law. |
"I'm sitting in the Roosevelt Room with, like, a judge who had sentenced criminals and a lot of really powerful people and I just sat there, like, Oh - I need to know more," Kim says. | "I'm sitting in the Roosevelt Room with, like, a judge who had sentenced criminals and a lot of really powerful people and I just sat there, like, Oh - I need to know more," Kim says. |
"I would say what I had to say, about the human side and why this is so unfair. But I had attorneys with me who could back that up with all the facts of the case." | "I would say what I had to say, about the human side and why this is so unfair. But I had attorneys with me who could back that up with all the facts of the case." |
Kim says choosing to pick up a new career was something she had to think "long and hard" about but that she knew she always wanted to "do more". | Kim says choosing to pick up a new career was something she had to think "long and hard" about but that she knew she always wanted to "do more". |
"It's never one person who gets things done; it's always a collective of people, and I've always known my role, but I just felt like I wanted to be able to fight for people who have paid their dues to society," she says. | "It's never one person who gets things done; it's always a collective of people, and I've always known my role, but I just felt like I wanted to be able to fight for people who have paid their dues to society," she says. |
"I just felt like the system could be so different, and I wanted to fight to fix it, and if I knew more, I could do more." | "I just felt like the system could be so different, and I wanted to fight to fix it, and if I knew more, I could do more." |
As part of her apprenticeship, Kim will need to do 18 hours of supervised study each week and will shadow two mentor lawyers - Jessica Jackson and Erin Haney. | As part of her apprenticeship, Kim will need to do 18 hours of supervised study each week and will shadow two mentor lawyers - Jessica Jackson and Erin Haney. |
Kim's work with grandmother Alice Johnson secured her release from a 1996 life sentence for cocaine trafficking, when Donald Trump intervened. | |
He commuted her crime, this means her conviction still stands, but Alice had her sentence swapped for a lighter one. | He commuted her crime, this means her conviction still stands, but Alice had her sentence swapped for a lighter one. |
She was immediately released because of time she'd already served. | She was immediately released because of time she'd already served. |
In 2017, Kim was among a number of celebrities who spoke in support of Cyntoia Brown. | In 2017, Kim was among a number of celebrities who spoke in support of Cyntoia Brown. |
She was jailed for life in 2006 at the age of 16 for shooting dead a man she said solicited her for sex. Prosecutors said it was robbery. | She was jailed for life in 2006 at the age of 16 for shooting dead a man she said solicited her for sex. Prosecutors said it was robbery. |
Other stars including Rihanna, comedian Amy Schumer and NBA star LeBron James also supported her case. | Other stars including Rihanna, comedian Amy Schumer and NBA star LeBron James also supported her case. |
Cyntoia was released earlier this year. | Cyntoia was released earlier this year. |
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