just to rub salt into the wound, major law firms in america are raising first year associate salaries from $160000 to $180000

:// nytimes.com/2016/06/07/business/dealbook/law-firm-salaries-jump-for-the-first-time-in-nearly-a-decade.html

over here in singapore, they are slashing starting salaries by $500

://.todayonline.com/singapore/fresh-law-grads-feeling-squeeze-weak-economy-and-competition

read and weep