Corporate legal departments have more options than ever for handling legal work. The number and type of legal service providers have increased significantly in the past decade, so keeping work in-house or turning to an outside law firm are no longer the only options.

Alternative legal service providers (ALSPs) have effectively disrupted the traditional patterns of legal service delivery, permanently altering the legal industry. To fully understand the current legal landscape, it’s important to recognize the place of ALSPs in it and what we can expect to see from ALSPs in the future.