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In reply to the discussion: Federal Judge Announces Wageless Job Opening, Calls Working for Free a 'Moral Commitment' [View all]democrattotheend
(11,605 posts)It's outrageous how many people are trying to take advantage of the shitty legal market to exploit recent grads.
Maybe this "opportunity" is great for a law student who has a nice fat trust fund, but why should that person get an advantage in his career over the rest of us, who have worked equally hard but had to borrow money to finance our education and thus can't afford to take this "wonderful opportunity" to work for free.
Nobody who has been through college and graduate school should have to spend a year working without compensation while the interest on their loans continues to grow in order to launch their career.
I don't know about your graduating class, but I know that I would take a job that didn't require a law degree but paid before I would consider working for free after graduation. Even though I probably have enough in savings to get by in a low cost of living city for a year, I wouldn't do it, because it goes against my strong belief in a fair day's pay for a fair day's work.