Hi everyone, I have a quick question, since I just cannot seem to figure out the NY bar requirements, and I have been hearing conflicting reports.

I did my LLB in law in the Netherlands, and am now applying to law schools in the USA for an LLM. However, I want to sit for the NY bar after. But will this be impossible without having done a Master's in law in the Netherlands? That's what I would need to be eligible for becoming a lawyer there.

Others have told me I just need a preliminary degree in law from my home country and a US LLM degree to sit for the NY bar. Can anyone give me a conclusive answer?

Hello LLM-Rior, An LLB is sufficient.To be submitted to the NY bar exam as a foreigner you might meet the following criteria:
An LLM from an ABA approved law school. The program shall consist of no less than 24 credit hours and 700 minutes in instruction time (online LLM programs are not accepted.) The LLM will last at least 2 semester of at least 13 calendar weeks and will be completed within 24 months. You don't need to have completed a Masters in the Netherlands. I suppose this will be relevant if you wish to practice in the Netherlands. In fact foreign-educated lawyers can qualify for the bar examination without an LLM if they successfully completed a three-year law program in a country where the legal system is based on the English common law system.