“He passed the bar exam and was admitted to the Michigan bar. Only lawyers are admitted to the bar, so someone who is admitted to the bar is a lawyer.”
He was in the consulting business, where having passed the bar was a resume enhancer.
Consultants apply for engagements, and their resumes are submitted.
I believe he started for McKinsey, which is a top flight consulting firm. His company probably told him to do it.
And having taken the courses, earned the degree, it is natural followup to do the bar.
But he did not become a lawyer, he became a consultant, later a venture capitalist.
Do you understand? His career is in business, not arguing cases in court.
Getting a law degree, passing the bar, and getting a license to practice law, means that he was a lawyer, you cannot deny that he is a trained lawyer.
People should know that about him, they don’t care if he practiced or not, Hillary barely practiced, I don’t know if Bill practiced much, or Obama, or others who are lawyers to us.