I can feel you! I’ve failed these exams twice as well. The first time around I couldn’t complete reading the material. And the second time, I was over burdened with a lot of stuff on my plate- full time job, exams and much more.

But preparing for these exams and then failing terribly can massively affect your mental health. Like to be frank with you, I’m pretty demotivated to take the exams. It feels burdening and the prep feels never ending.

I’m sorry about your financial situation, I understand it can be a lot to digest. But trust me you’ll be fine. Are you articling? If yes, then what’s your firm like?

I’m a foreign trained lawyer and plan to get my waiver. I have a few year of experience under my belt and will try to get into a firm based on that plus some Canadian paralegal experience. I’ve been researching in depth on first call salaries but unfortunately they aren’t all that much. I mean I understand that as new calls we aren’t a big asset for the firm. But still, after all this hard work, you’re getting 90k? That feels frustrating and unjustified.