Seattle lawyers launch AI-powered firm to cut big-law costs for startups

Seattle-based Talairis Law Group launches as an AI-powered firm designed to handle startup legal work with a four-layer stack (base LLM, 100+ specialized AI agents, a per-client “client genome,” and partner oversight). Founders Sam Shaddox and Matt Souza—former Perkins Coie partners now in-house general counsels—say the model offers bespoke, faster, and cheaper service at roughly half the typical big-law rate. They emphasize data privacy (client data is never used to train models) and demonstrate a concrete workflow for SAFEs that delivers a built-out cap table and terms, not just a legal opinion. The bootstrapped firm aims to provide day-to-day legal support across multiple areas, positioning itself within a broader wave of AI-native law firms and viewing Claude for Legal as validation of the trend.