Overworked lawyers

Abide by

to accept or obey an agreement, decision, or rule

Associates

used in some job titles where someone does the job described but does not have all the responsibilities of the main position

Burnout

extreme tiredness or mental or physical illness caused by working too hard or tryingto do too much

Consequence

a result of a particular action or situation, often one that is bad or not convenient

Entrench

to firmly establish something, especially an idea or a problem, so that it cannot be changed

Exempt

to excuse someone or something from a duty, payment, etc.

Exhaustion

the state of being extremely tired

Irrespective

without considering; not needing to allow for

Occupational

relating to or caused by your job

Shift

the period that a person is scheduled to work, or a group of workers who workduring the same period of time

Think-tank

a group of experts brought together, usually by a government, to develop ideas on a particular subject and to make suggestions for action

White-collar

relating to people who work in offices, doing work that needs mental rather than physical effor

Salary

a fixed amount of money agreed every year as pay for an employee, usually paiddirectly into his or her bank account every month

Wages

the money earned by an employee, esp. when paid for the hours worked

Fee

an amount of money paid for a particular piece of work or for a particular right or service

Income

money that is earned from doing work or received from investments

Earnings

the amount of money that someone is paid for working

Take home pay

the amount of earnings that you have left after tax, etc.

Hourly pay

the amount of money that is paid, or earned for every hour worked

Bonus

an extra amount of money that is given to you as a present or reward for good workas well as the money you were expecting

Commission

a payment to someone who sells goods that is directly related to the amount sold, or a system that uses such payments