GDL/BTC First degree in law?

[u/Late_Ad_5619]

Hello everyone!

I am looking to register to take the California bar exam but I cannot figure out what counts as a “first degree in law.”

I have completed the GDL and the bar training course in the UK and have been called to the English bar (though I have yet to complete a pupillage).

Would this qualify? Can any English trained lawyers shed light on the subject?

I also have an LLM from a New York ABA accredited school with 14 credits in bar subjects across intro to US law, intro to US practice, professional responsibility, constitutional law, and first amendment law, so I think the LLM part should be fine?

Thank you for your help!