English to German lawyer

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Current entry:

English		German
lawyer n	(legal professional) (umgangssprachlich)	Rechtsanwalt Nm
	(umgangssprachlich)	Rechtsanwältin Nf
		Jurist Nm
		Juristin Nf
	Ben went to law school to become a lawyer.

Potential improvements:

• Anwalt/Anwältin should be added as the first listed translation as it is easily the most common, while Rechtsanwalt/Rechtsanwältin should be second and Jurist/Juristin third (Ngram graph 1, Ngram graph 2)
• Anwalt could possibly be listed as being used in law (Recht), but now that its use is so widespread this may be unnecessary
• Sentence translation: Ben hat Jura studiert, um Anwalt zu werden.

Please leave a reply if I made any mistakes.

 

[Frank78]

It's a bit more complicated:

Anwalt - officially there are two types, those who represent the state: Staatsanwälte (prosecutor) and those who represent private people and entities: Rechtsanwälte (lawyer) but colloquially "Anwalt" normally means "Rechtsanwalt".

Jurist - anyone who has a degree in law, regardless of his current job.

So, I'd suggest:

Rechtsanwalt
Anwalt (colloq.)

 

[stefanieG2]

I agree.