Baby Bar

or ba·by bar

[ bey-bee bahr ]

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noun

Informal.

in California, a one-day examination focusing on contract, criminal, and tort law that is administered to certain students at the end of their first year of studies in law, depending on where they are studying and what previous studies they have completed: formally called the First-Year Law Students’ Examination.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of Baby Bar¹

First recorded in 1950–55

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Kardashian has even gone to law school and passed the First-Year Law Students' Examination, sometimes referred to as the "baby bar."

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Pop culture lovers will get a kick out of the pocket-size Baby Bar.

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In December 2021, Kardashian passed California’s “baby bar” exam after four attempts.

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Because she didn’t go to law school, the “Keeping Up With the Kardashians” alum is required to pass both the baby bar and the bar in order to become an attorney.

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“The baby bar has, like, a 16% pass rate,” Kardashian told Harlow, who whispered, “Wow.”

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