Leaving Big Law for as Big Law AI Adventure

Logan Brown is a 30-year-old Harvard Law whiz kid who’s decided to flip the script with Soxton, her self-proclaimed “AI-native” law firm with a backstory that reads like a millennial fever dream crossed with a legal thriller.

Because why slog through Big Law’s soul-crushing grind when you can raise $2.5 million in pre-seed cash and build a tech-savvy outfit that treats startups like actual humans rather than walking ATM machines?

A Marshall Scholar with a Vanderbilt undergrad and that obligatory Harvard J.D., she cut her teeth at Cooley LLP, where she advised emerging companies and even helped launch their Miami office.

But after two and a half years she bailed in May 2025 to found Soxton. No pitch deck, no team, just a brazen pitch to investors like Moxxie Ventures’ Katie Jacobs Stanton, who ponied up after a mere 24-hour turnaround, calling Brown a “force of nature” with a “history of winning.”

She’s dabbled in startups before, blending her legal chops with a tech entrepreneurial streak.

Soxton’s $2.5 million pre-seed round, shown in a Finsmes report, makes it yet another of the AI law startups, which will supporrt the hiring of lawyers, engineerrs and others along with further AI software development.

Unlike competitors like Harvey, which provides AI software to existing firms, Soxton operates as a full-service provider, competing with traditional, bricks-and-mortarr law practices.

What is Soxton?

Soxton is an AI-powered law firm that’s less about mahogany desks and more about democratizing legal grunt work for early-stage startups.

They’ve already stealth-served over 270 pre-seed outfits via a cheeky website waitlist, handling the mundane must-dos like incorporations, fundraising docs, equity issuances, and compliance checks.

For a low $20 a month, founders get a contract template library to tinker with; bump it to $100, and a human attorney reviews your custom contract in four hours flat. No more relying on ChatGPT’s hallucinatory legal advice, Brown’s outfit sets out to “retrain founders” away from bots that sound oh-so-convincing but are “very wrong.”

It’s not replacing Big Law for the thorny stuff, but is more a reliable sidekick for founders who’d otherwise DIY their way into a lawsuit.

Brown’s venture is just one pixel in the exploding canvas of legal AI.

The American Bar Association’s latest report shows over 2,800 legal pros dipping toes into AI, with adoption rates climbing steadily, though not explosively, thanks to firms’ glacial pace.

Thomson Reuters predicts AI could liberate 240 hours per lawyer annually, freeing them for actual strategy instead of drowning in discovery.

Predictive analytics are reshaping case strategies, knowledge platforms are turning client chats into seamless experiences, and agentic AI is the new buzzword, promising to automate everything from contract reviews to risk assessments.

Deloitte notes that while 2024 saw investment spikes, 2025’s the year for real ROI, with in-house teams finally reaping benefits from tools that aren’t just hype.

Of course, it’s not all rosy. Brown’s navigating the exodus from Big Law, where associates are fleeing to “legal engineer” roles at outfits like Harvey or Norm Ai, firms that, unlike old-school tools peddlers, actually handle the work in-house.

Challenges abound: over-reliance on dodgy AI like ChatGPT, regulatory hurdles (because heaven forbid tech disrupts the sacred bar), and the snide whispers from traditionalists who view AI as the devil’s autocomplete.

Yet Brown shrugs it off, focusing on day-one clients rather than poaching from established players.

As for the entrepreneurial angle? Brown’s the poster child for lawyer 2.0—part barrister, part builder. With three software engineers already on payroll and plans to snag Big Law defectors, Soxton’s scaling fast.

Investors like Coalition’s Ashley Mayer hail it as the death knell for billable hours: “If your mission is to end the billable hour, this is the place to start.” In a field where innovation often means upgrading from WordPerfect, Brown’s betting on AI to expand access and cut costs.

Although legal tech’s littered with failed disruptors. In 2025’s AI frenzy, with small language models and automation tools rising per marketing gurus at Rankings.io, Brown’s Soxton might just be the sardonic spark that ignites a revolution.