A recent study found 44% of architects and 42% of lawyers were the children of people who had practised the same profession.

最近的一项研究发现，有44%的建筑师和42%的律师，其父母也曾从事相同行业。

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Many lawyers define themselves with reference to the privileges and attributes of their profession. When firms recognize professional prerogatives, they provide an important form of compensation.

许多律师通过自己职业的特权和属性定位自己。当公司承认专业的特权时，他们就提供了一种重要的回报形式。

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Senior lawyers said boosting the number of women partners had proved difficult in a profession notorious for its long hours and hard-driving, even "macho" culture.

资深律师表示，在这个以工作时间长和要求严格著称，甚至充满“男子气”文化的行业，增加女性合伙人的数目确是件难事。

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It was the way things were when we women lawyers entered the profession and it is the way things are today.

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Having never formally entered the fraternity of lawyers, Abtin was free of convention and the tendencies to protect the profession over the interests of clients.

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