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Unit1 Why we work ? Lawyers practice a difficult and demanding profession. They expect to be well compensated. 律师们从事的是一项要求很高又费神的职业。他们期待优厚的报酬。 In thinking about what that means, it can help to consider the basic question, “why do we work ? 在思考这句话的含义时，考虑一下这个基本问题会对我们有所帮助：“我们为什么工作？” Samuel Johnson supplied an obvious answer when he famously observed , ” No man but a blockhead ever wrote, expect for money.” 塞缪尔·约翰逊在他的著名论断“除了笨蛋没有人会写作，除非为了钱。”中显然给出了答案。 But I am not being paid to write this artcle , and instead of labeling myself a blockhead, let me refer to the insight of eminent psychologist Theodor Reik:”Work and love-these are the basics. Without them there is neurosis.” 但我写这篇文章时并没有人付我钱，而且我非但不会把自己当作傻瓜，还想引用一下著名的心理学家西 奥多·赖克的深刻见解：“工作和爱——这是基本需求。没有这两样，人就会得神经官能症。 Why do we work ? For money, but also for sanity. 我们为什么工作？为钱，也为有明智的头脑。 We expect and need to be compensated in nonmonetary ways. Noneconomic compensation matters to top-flight lawyers-otherwise, they would have long ago fled to investment banks. 我们期盼并且需要以非货币的方式获得回报，非经济报酬对一流的律师们来说很重要——要不然，他们 早就跑到投资银行去了。 Law firms that want to recruit and retain the best (and the sanest ) must compensate not only in dollars but also in psychic gratification. 律师事务所如果招募并挽留住最好（也是最有头脑的）律师的话，就必须不仅仅以美元的方式，而且还 要以精神的方式支付报酬。 Accordingly, managers of elite firms need to think consciously about what lawyers are looking for beyond money. Here are some key noneconomic elements of compensation. 相应地，一流律师事务所的经理们需要认真地考虑，除了钱律师们还在寻找什么。以下是非经济报酬的 一些关键因素。 Professional identity (职业认同感) Many lawyers define themselves with reference to the privileges and attributes of their profession. 许多律师从行业的特权和性质来诠释他们自己 When firms recognize professional prerogatives, they provide an important form of compensation. 当律师事务所认可了他们的职业特权时，便提供了一种重要的补偿方式。 For example, lawyers pride themselves on belonging to a learned profession. 例如，律师们以属于一个学识渊博的行业而引以为豪。 By providing opportunities for continued intellectual growth,