I’m dealing with my three kids, I’m dealing with my career, the fourth baby coming, and the stress of law school. Just because you do an apprenticeship does not mean that it’s anything less — I mean, you have to put in 18 hours a week. It is a full commitment. I won’t have time for events, for favors, for friends, for literally anything, for four years.

— Kim Kardashian West, during an interview on Keeping Up With the Kardashians, where she lamented the fact that life as she once knew it is about to end and get really messy as she takes a deep dive into her legal apprenticeship.

Staci Zaretsky is a senior editor at Above the Law, where she’s worked since 2011. She’d love to hear from you, so please feel free to email her with any tips, questions, comments, or critiques. You can follow her on Twitter or connect with her on LinkedIn.