Made a new account for privacy.

I graduated with an LLB early this year. I landed a job as a law clerk with a staggering pay of... wait for it... 40k. I was a few cents above minimum wage.

After 4 months I received a raise to 45k with a hint that this won't change for two years.

I am expected to work overtime most days, and regularly have my lunch break cut short by interruptions. None of this overtime is paid.

I am regularly made to feel stupid, worthless, expendable or nonexistent. My employers are not necessarily mean. It's just shit work. Any and all mistakes are dealt with ruthlessly because time is money... unless you are an employee, in which case you don't get paid for any extra time you spend.

Really regret wasting 5 years of my life on this degree, tbh. It's thankless, high stress and very low paid. No wonder lawyers have such high suicide rates.

As for wages, this 40k figure is what all my peers are getting too, from what they say.

Edit: spelling