Ex-Cooley Lawyer Builds an AI Law Firm w/ Logan Brown #33

Logan Brown, founder and CEO of **Soxton**, joins the Social Good Podcast to talk about building an AI-powered law firm for startups after seeing her Big Law clients turn to ChatGPT for legal answers. She breaks down how Soxton handles incorporations, financings, and contracts at a fraction of Big Law prices, why founders should be careful with VC side letters, and what she looks for when hiring lawyers and engineers.**Timestamps:**- 01:12 What Soxton does: an AI-powered law firm for startups- 01:53 How ChatGPT's early days inspired Logan to become a founder- 02:34 Soxton's client range, from garage startups to RBC- 03:21 Why entity formation is usually a startup's first legal need- 04:18 The two biggest problem areas: corporate governance and commercial contracts- 05:05 The risk hiding in VC side letters, and why founders sign away too much- 06:38 Where Soxton fits in the legal tech landscape- 08:18 Soxton's strength: $925/hour at Cooley vs. $500 a contract at Soxton- 08:56 How Soxton keeps a human lawyer in the loop over AI output- 11:07 Soxton's biggest weakness: hiring more lawyers and engineers- 11:46 What Logan looks for in lawyers and engineers- 12:29 Soxton's proprietary, fine-tuned AI models- 13:04 Co-founder Asher and the engineering team- 14:05 Soxton's challenges going into Q4 2026- 14:28 A client case study: incorporation to an $8M seed round- 15:20 Helping founders outside the VC path, including a nurse building a health app- 19:02 Where to find Soxton on social media and how to sign up**Links:**- Sign up: [soxton.ai](https://soxton.ai)- Soxton on Twitter/LinkedIn: search Soxton AI- Logan on Twitter/LinkedIn: [LoganBrown799](https://twitter.com/LoganBrown799)**Follow the Social Good Podcast:**- 🎧 [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/show/6OBpddWHUqO1jGWsMHidmG)- 📸 [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/socialgoodpod/)