弁護士です

is a lawyer

→ 弁護士
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is a lawyer です is a polite way to say “is”; the subject determines whether the English translation is “am,” “is,” or “are.”
JA: 姉は弁護士です。
EN: My older sister is a lawyer.

私の母は弁護士です。

My mother is a lawyer.

彼は政治家でなく弁護士です。

He is not a politician but a lawyer.

夫は弁護士ですの

My husband is a lawyer.

— キャッチ・ミー・イフ・ユー・キャン (2002)

この子の将来の夢は弁護士です。

This child’s dream for the future is to become a lawyer.

私の兄弟のひとりは先生で、ほかの兄弟はみな弁護士です。

One of my siblings is a teacher, and all my other siblings are lawyers.

中尉はとても優秀な弁護士です

The lieutenant is a very capable lawyer.

— ア・フュー・グッドメン (1992)

彼の職業は弁護士です。

He is a lawyer.

私は弁護士です。

I am a lawyer.

トムは有能な弁護士です。

Tom is a competent lawyer.

彼の弁護士です

I am his lawyer.

— 人生スイッチ (2014)

母は弁護士です。

My mother is a lawyer.

私のいとこは、弁護士ですが、現在フランスにいます。

My cousin is a lawyer, but is currently in France.