ChatGPT Passed My Bar Exam While I Partied in Cancun — Now $200K/Year Lawyer
ChatGPT Took the Test, I Took the Shots
Ashley’s laptop sat in her Brooklyn apartment. Bar exam on screen. ChatGPT running.
Ashley was in Cancun. Tequila sunrise in hand. Beach club music blasting.
Remote proctoring? She’d solved that. VPN showing Brooklyn IP. Fake video loop of her “thinking.” ChatGPT software answering questions.
July Bar Exam. Most important test of her life. She was doing body shots off strangers.
Results came in October: PASSED. Top 15 percentile.
Now she’s a corporate lawyer at Kirkland & Ellis. $215K base. Nobody knows she was poolside while ChatGPT secured her future.
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The Setup: How to Take the Bar from a Beach
Ashley spent three months preparing. Not studying law. Studying the system.
The Technical Stack:
- Virtual machine running from apartment
- Webcam showing pre-recorded loops
- ChatGPT-4 with custom legal training
- Voice synthesizer for verbal confirmations
- Friend in apartment for “emergencies”
The Prompts:
- Fed ChatGPT every bar exam from past 10 years
- Trained on state-specific law variations
- Created response templates matching bar style
- Built argument frameworks for essays
The Execution:
- Day 1: Multiple choice. ChatGPT scored 85%
- Day 2: Essays. ChatGPT wrote 6 perfect responses
- Ashley’s involvement: Zero
- Margaritas consumed: 17
Total prep time: 100 hours on technical setup, 0 hours on law.
Why This Worked: ChatGPT Understands Law Better Than Lawyers
Ashley’s discovery: The bar exam doesn’t test real legal skills.
It tests:
- Memorization of outdated rules
- Formulaic writing
- Pattern recognition
- Standard arguments
ChatGPT excels at all of these.
Her ChatGPT training method:
- Feed it 10,000 successful bar answers
- Identify patterns in high-scoring responses
- Create templates for every question type
- Test on practice exams until 90%+ accuracy
Result: ChatGPT passed practice bars in all 50 states.
Ashley just picked New York. Higher salary there.
The Cancun Chronicles: What Ashley Did Instead
While ChatGPT took her exam:
Day 1 (Multiple Choice Day):
- 9 AM: Yoga on beach
- 11 AM: Jet skiing
- 2 PM: Pool party at Señor Frogs
- 6 PM: Sunset dinner
- 10 PM: Club night
Day 2 (Essay Day):
- 10 AM: Hungover brunch
- 1 PM: Catamaran trip
- 4 PM: Swim with dolphins
- 7 PM: Resort party
- 2 AM: Beach bonfire
Her Instagram: “Mental health break! Self-care is important!”
Her friends: “Good luck on the bar!”
The irony: She was less stressed than anyone actually taking it.
The $200K Job That Followed
Kirkland & Ellis interviewed Ashley in September.
They asked about her bar exam prep.
Ashley’s ChatGPT-prepared answer: “I focused on understanding systems and patterns rather than rote memorization. I built frameworks for consistent analysis.”
They loved it. “Exactly the kind of systematic thinking we need.”
Starting salary: $215,000 Signing bonus: $20,000 Hours per week: 80 (but ChatGPT does most work)
Her first month: ChatGPT writes all briefs. Ashley reviews and signs. Partners call her “exceptionally efficient.”
The Legal Underground: 500+ Lawyers Who Never Studied
Ashley isn’t alone. There’s a network.
“Remote Bar Collective” – Telegram group with 500+ members:
- All passed using AI assistance
- Share prompts and techniques
- Update when detection methods change
- Coordinate response if investigated
Success stories:
- Tom: Passed California bar from Thailand
- Sarah: New York bar from Dubai
- Mike: Texas bar from Amsterdam
- Jessica: Illinois bar from Bali
Combined earnings: $100M+ annually Risk of discovery: “Near zero, bar associations are clueless”
The Prompts Worth $50K Each
Ashley sells her “Bar Exam Liberation Pack” – guaranteed pass or money back.
Constitutional Law Destroyer: “Analyze this fact pattern for constitutional issues. Structure: 1) Identify all possible claims 2) Apply three-part test for each 3) Counter-arguments 4) Likely outcome. Write like tired law student who memorized everything. Include one minor error that doesn’t affect conclusion.”
Contracts Essay Template: “Formation issues first (offer, acceptance, consideration). Then performance (conditions, breach, remedies). Use IRAC structure but make it feel natural. Reference both common law and UCC where applicable. Sound confident but not cocky.”
Criminal Procedure Framework: “4th Amendment always first if applicable. Then 5th, 6th. Discuss exclusionary rule. Mention inevitable discovery if relevant. Write like someone who watches too much Law & Order but actually knows the law.”
Evidence Quick-Hitter: “Hearsay analysis: Is it hearsay? → Exceptions? → Relevance → Prejudice balancing. Keep it under 400 words. Sound like someone explaining to a smart non-lawyer.”
These prompts alone: $200K in sales to desperate law students.
The Ethical Paradox No One Wants to Discuss
Ashley is a licensed attorney. Sworn to uphold justice and ethics.
She cheated on the test that verified her ethics.
Her defense: “The bar exam tests memorization, not ethics. I’m a better lawyer because I use AI. My clients get superior work product. The bar exam is the unethical part – charging $1,000 to test obsolete skills.”
Her actual legal work:
- Uses ChatGPT for research (like every lawyer now)
- AI drafts all documents (standard practice)
- Reviews and edits everything personally
- Clients love her efficiency
Has she ever needed bar exam knowledge? “Never. Not once.”
The Bar Exam Revolution Coming Fast
State bars are panicking:
- New York considering in-person only
- California adding AI detection
- Texas requiring handwritten portions
- Florida implementing biometric monitoring
Ashley’s response: “I’m already working on solutions. AR contact lenses with ChatGPT display. Subdermal haptic feedback for answers. They can’t stop technology.”
Her prediction: “Within 5 years, the bar exam dies or explicitly allows AI. Probably dies.”
The Lawyer Who Reported Her (Then Hired Her)
Senior partner at rival firm found Ashley’s Cancun photos. Did the math. Reported her to the bar.
Investigation launched. Ashley used ChatGPT to write her defense.
Result: Insufficient evidence. Case closed.
Plot twist: That senior partner hired her. Doubled her salary. “Anyone who can pull that off and beat the investigation is who I want on my team.”
Current salary: $430K Current title: Senior Associate (after 1 year) Current location: Still goes to Cancun quarterly
The Next Target: Medical Boards
Ashley’s success inspired her med school friends.
Already in development:
- USMLE Step 1: ChatGPT passes with 95%
- MCAT: Perfect scores achieved
- Nursing boards: 100% pass rate
- Dental boards: In testing
Ashley’s company: “Professional Liberation LLC” Services: “Test assistance for modern professionals” Revenue: $2M first year Legal status: “Technically gray area”
Her lawyer (herself): “Good luck prosecuting me. I’ll use ChatGPT for my defense too.”
The Million-Dollar Question
Is Ashley a fraud or a pioneer?
Arguments for fraud:
- Literally cheated on the bar
- Undermines legal profession
- Potential danger to clients
- Clear ethical violations
Arguments for pioneer:
- Tests outdated system
- Provides excellent service
- Uses tools everyone will use
- Forces necessary change
Ashley’s take: “Every revolution looks like cheating to the establishment. I’m just early.”
Her clients don’t know she ChatGPT’d the bar. They do know she responds faster, costs less, and wins more than traditional lawyers.
The Retirement Plan
Ashley gives herself 5 years before full automation.
The plan:
- Years 1-2: Make millions as efficient lawyer
- Years 3-4: Sell prompt packages and systems
- Year 5: Exit before AI replaces lawyers entirely
Current net worth: $1.2M Target: $10M by 30 Age now: 26
“I’m not a lawyer. I’m an AI operator with a law license. There’s a difference.”
Beach photo from last week’s Cancun trip. Caption: “Office views hitting different.”
Bar association commenting: “No comment.”
ChatGPT commenting: Continues passing bar exams worldwide
The future of law? It’s on a beach, drink in hand, AI doing the work.
Ashley’s living it. From Cancun. With a tan.
