
Why Law Firms Reject Innovation and How Ted Theodoropoulos Is Making Change Happen
Between the Briefs · 2026-01-15 · 48 min
Episode notes
What’s it going to take for legal companies to wholeheartedly embrace legal technology? Social proof, as Ted Theodoropoulos, CEO of Infodash, puts it. In this episode of Between the Briefs by Steno, hosts Adrian Cea and Joe Stephens, pick Ted’s brain about the tech reckoning the legal landscape is confronted with, today. What You’ll Learn: Why "Innovation Theater" still dominates big law and why that’s dangerous Why change management is critical to successful AI adoption, not the tools How Gen AI is forcing conversations about business models that should have happened years ago The “social proof” strategy for legal tech vendors to sell successfully The how and why of practical AI integration that doesn’t replace the human touch How managed service organizations (MSOs), private capital, and emerging regulatory pathways are quietly restructuring legal service delivery The legal landscape has essentially reached the point of no return. And, that’s a good thing.