India, July 30 -- A legal researcher has raised questions about low pay for skilled professionals after sharing a job offer that left many surprised. In a LinkedIn post, she revealed that she was offered just Rs.50 to write a 500-word legal article despite her academic achievements and years of study.

The post was shared on LinkedIn by Ipshita Goyal.

She wrote, "Today, I received what someone called an 'opportunity'. I was offered Rs.50 for every 500 words of legal content writing. For a moment, I smiled. Then I paused. Years of studying law. A double gold medal. Research publications. Endless nights in libraries. Hours spent understanding judgments, statutes and policy. And somewhere, all of that was valued at 10 paise a word."

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