I am currently on the GDL at BPP in London and will complete the LPC next year. Unfortunately this won't provide me with an LLB as it would have if I had enrolled at the College of Law.
I want to pursue an LLM in the US before a training contract, preferably at NYU as I want to delve into Public International Law, and I want to find out if there is anyone out there who either has applied for an LLM in the States without an LLB, perhaps having gone through the conversion process like myself, or knows what the US law school stance on this is.
Any advice would be very greatly appreciated indeed.
Thank you.

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My understanding from Columbia is that they take ppl who have been through the conversion course but do not have an LL.B. It may, however, affect whether you can take the NY Bar exam (if that is what you want to do).

I suggest contacting NYU admissions directly (preferrably after April when everything claims down)

Hi there - i'm one of those people - did my conversion and LPC at Westminster and am applying to LLMs. The four places I've applied to accept students who have taken this route. As far as the BAR, i've been meaning to give them a call, but as far as I can read into the relevant statutes, so long as you take 20 credit hours at an accredited ABA university (assuming you are on a similar track to me), you should be able to sit the exam. good luck!

That is correct about the credits but just be careful about which courses you choose because not all of them qualify (eg: law and literature).
If you have a law degree from the Commonwealth you don't have to worry about getting the ABA credits.

Thanks flygirl - you don't know how much you've just put my mind at ease!