"Anschließend nahm er eine Tätigkeit als Rechtsanwalt auf."

Translation: Afterwards, he commenced a job as a lawyer.

[blargblargblarg]

Is there a reason why 'als rechtsanwalt' translates into 'a lawyer' ? Or is it just something lost in translation?

[christian]

als Rechtsanwalt = as a lawyer

[OzrenIlic]

I think it should be translated as a solicitor or barrister. Jurist should be rather a lawyer.

[christian]

In American English, solicitors and barristers are called lawyers. "Solicitor" and "barrister" are British terms. The German "Jurist" translates to "jurist".

[Vindalf]

Couldn't you just say nehmen rather than aufnehmen

[christian]

No.

[Vindalf]

still, I didn't see any definitions of aufnehmen that seemed very good. Annehmen seems better

[christian]

"eine Tätigkeit aufnehmen" is perfectly fine. "annehmen" means something else.