Sam Shaddox

Today we're launching Talairis Law Group, the first AI-native, full-stack law firm built for high-growth startups. We rebuilt the law firm model without the Big Law labor stack. Elite lawyers and judgment in front. Agents doing the rest. @GeekWire: geekwire.com/2026/can-ai-re…

@zackbshapiro Yes it is. Straight from the source, unfiltered LLM is far superior.

FYI, this is an enormous blessing in disguise for solos/boutiques that are pushed to use the frontier directly.

@SellersCounsel Yeah that was my response too.

The difference is the partners actually understand the subject matter and don’t just blindly pass on what associates send

@SMB_Attorney Also rep’ed Amazon. Their attorneys are top shelf. Guaranteed this is killing them.

I’ve represented Amazon in some major transactions. They have *amazing* lawyers. So please excuse my language, but this is the stupidest fucking thing I’ve ever read. This product is dead on arrival. No chance.

Apple's lawsuit against OpenAI with Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP leading the way is full of revelations, including that Apple, one of the world's largest hardware/software companies and arguably the most secure and secretive, failed to discontinue network access of its former employees, including critical engineers who went to competitors.

@SMB_Attorney Lots of bad attorneys making $$$ just by showing up and moving forward. (SMB obviously not one of them)

If you’re going to be successful, you have to get after it.

@biglawbro I’ve done this. With section number typos.

@zackbshapiro @zackbshapiro you are the only other person I know who works similarly to us. Keep bringing truth to power on this.

@ordonez_adan Everything old is new again. Lots of old school partners used dictaphones in big law. Just need to bring that back as a dedicated AI device.

I've yet to meet a lawyer taking advantage of AI voice dictation. The gains in work speed are insane. Tools like Wispr Flow turn your voice into text - nothing crazy - except that the output is quite accurate and allows you to direct various AI agents in a short amount of time to complete various tasks. Instead of typing a long prompt, you speak to it, the same way you would walk an associate through something out loud. For example, you could tell your AI tool to research or draft a memo summarizing its findings. You can ramble on for minutes and get very specific. The tool will pick up each detail, unlike a human, who may forget. This is the future.

@jborstein @biglawbro The number of people that can do this is remarkably small. I don’t think the people hiring most of these roles even know what to look for.

IMHO, these numbers are WAY too low to actually retain the small handful of people that both understand the law and know how to apply AI. These people are unicorns and they are going to command much higher pay. They will get that pay either in law firms or outside at legal technology companies.

@willchen500 Laughed but I think you’re underselling most partners. I worked at a low leverage firm but typical partner was very involved and knew their stuff.

There’s a thread on Reddit complaining about juniors being AI wrappers. But many Biglaw partners are just associate wrappers. They are only present on deal kickoff and after closing. In between, their value add is forwarding whatever the associates send to them or simply staying silent on the CC list.

Not sure why everyone is melting down over U Chicago Law School's new AI/computer policy. They're only banning use in the core classes: torts, property, contracts, etc. They'll still teach students how to use AI effectively, which is fine.

Fun fact. Westlaw's standard and "verified" SAFE is a pre-money variant that is nothing like the now standard post-money YC form.

AI skills are quietly becoming the most valuable IP a company owns. The problem: legal documents weren't written for them. linkedin.com/pulse/why-ai-s….

Kirkland & Ellis exclusive partnership with Palantir. Latham & Watkins now has no choice other than to partner with Anduril.

@SMB_Attorney Soft disagree. Never been a better time to capture value with homegrown tech. K&E might flub it but they have a real chance. This is the future.

You guys don’t get it. The tech will be garbage and will NEVER get used. But it will pay for itself and have massive ROI in (1) BS ego boost for internal moral and retention, (2) recruiting success and (3) marketing. Kirkland has been playing chess for decades and it shows.

Why is Kirkland & Ellis spending $500m on homegrown AI? Off-the-shelf legal AI is cheaper, faster to deploy, and comes with someone else's liability disclaimer attached. Kirkland chose the harder path on purpose. They are building an asset, not buying a tool.

K&E dropping $500m on building its own AI is wild. ft.com/content/1825bb…

@ryanmckeen Opening a restaurant is usually not the right answer.

Telling a burned-out associate to just go start their own firm is like telling someone who hates cooking to open a restaurant. Owning is a different job entirely.