Band 8+: Writing Task 1 You should spend about 20 minutes on this task. The table below shows the changes in the percentage of lawyers choosing jobs in different industries in a specific country from 2001 to 2016. Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant. You should write at least 150 words.

The table illustrates the proportion of lawyers changing in four different areas of work in a certain country between 2001 and 2016.

Overall, in 2001 the most visible information is that the percentage of governmental lawyers among men was the highest in that period, but the proportion of female lawyers that work for the government was highest in 2016; the opposite was true for male business lawyers.

In 2001, lawyers in the governmental sphere were very popular, with 45% and 41%; the opposite was true for business lawyers with 14% in each sex. In the private lawyer sphere, female lawyers were more than male ones by 2%.

In 2016, government lawyers were the most popular, with 38% and 42%. After that, the second highest were independent private lawyers with 19% and 21%, and this rate also increased over time. Although female lawyers in the business sphere were increasing, from 14% to 21%, other types of lawyers were decreasing at 9%, especially female ones, from 28% to 16% over time.