The Great Courts had severe guidelines that an advocate had to follow, such as not using any insulting or violent language in court against the opposing side. The plaintiff also had to speak mostly for himself, which is why a speech prepared by a logographoi was the best option. Also Bonner adds to the argument that logographoi were not allowed to take fees for their services, like legal advocates. Charge collection made them a professional class, which further associates them with modern lawyers.
Charles S. Wheeler, the man who sparkled current historical interest in this topic, also puts forth the argument that modern lawyers developed from ancient Athenian Rhetoricians, or speech-writers. Wheeler argues that “we see in these speech-writers the embryo of the legal consultant, for the rhetorician advised his client in what manner he should address the court. "Later in the book, Wheeler further quarrels that since the Rhetoricians of Athens were allowed to collect fees for their checks, a man was able to devote his life to law, and at the same time earn a livelihood—an argument very similar to that of Bonner.
The result - the development of a lawyer profession. Wheeler never places any main source material. As an alternative, he sites William Forsyth who makes widespread mention of Aristophanes and other writers of ancient Athens.
Like the previous authors, Lionel Casson quarrels in his article, “Once Upon a Time There Were No Lawyers,” those modern lawyers emitted from the rhetoric, or sophists, of fifth-century Athens: “In the fifth century B.C., the seeds of fateful change were sown.” More specifically, they originated from a specific group of rhetoric called logographoi, or speech writers, which were a mere step away from the role of modern lawyers. According to the Casson, logographoi did not represent their clients in court, but they arranged the speech that the client would give in his protection in court. Casson employs speeches of a logographoi named Demosthenes to demonstrate how similar the role of logographoi was to that of modern lawyers. Demosthenes’ speeches demonstrate that the client’s speech contained the details of the case, propose what court the client should charge in, recommend a legal advance, and would assess probable tactics their client could take; this is information that only a legally educated logographoi could supply.
