1. Lawyers are licensed by the state to work in the interest of the public 2. They (along with lawyers like judges and legislators) create a guild with its own

1. Lawyers are licensed by the state to work in the interest of the public 2. They (along with lawyers like judges and legislators) create a guild with its own language which has the side-effect of empowering knowing lawyers over a reasonably literate layman 3. The public is now required to "ask a lawyer before doing anything" for "their safety"