Alternative Legal Service Providers

Captive law firm ALSPs provide potential growth engines

To dissect some of the key findings of Thomson Reuters recent 2021 Alternative Legal Service Providers report, it makes some sense to start small, meaning…

Bill Josten March 17, 2021

Growing ALSP market becoming less “alternative”, says new report

The market for alternative legal service providers (ALSPs) has become an important and growing part of the legal landscape. ALSPs provide both corporate counsel and…

Thomson Reuters Institute February 11, 2021

Law department procurement: Is buying legal services the same as buying laptops?

For years now, corporate law departments have been asked to work with their companies’ procurement or purchasing departments. Most general counsel (GCs) and chief operating…

Audrey Rubin July 29, 2020

Legal Geek’s Uncertain Decade: How does the US & the UK match-up in legal?

In the next decade legal knowledge will be a skill, not a practice. The assumption is that knowledge is table stakes, and technology is now…

Joseph Raczynski June 30, 2020

Legal Geek’s Uncertain Decade: Can ALSPs provide what clients need?

General counsel (GCs) across the United States and the United Kingdom have varied approaches to the current market conditions, according to recent surveys. Interestingly, at…

Joseph Raczynski June 08, 2020

How Work Flexibility Is Helping Solve for the Gender Pay Gap

The gender pay gap in the U.S. has been in the spotlight in recent years, and the legal industry has been subject to its fair…

Sara Eng April 10, 2020

CURIOUS MINDS: Effective Leadership Flows through Exerting Influence, Rather than Authority, Says Elevate’s Liam Brown

We continue our monthly column, “Curious Minds”, created by Rose Ors to tap into the minds of legal innovators, disrupters, and out-of-the-box thinkers to learn…

Rose D. Ors April 06, 2020

Our Brave New World: Making Sense of the New Legal Landscape’s Shapeshifters

The legal landscape has never been more confusing. With new entrants into the industry, law firm forays into non-traditional ventures, and the proliferation of new…

Daniel Reed December 02, 2019

Acritas ALSP Brand Index 2019: Acquisitions Lead to Huge Brand Gains for EY Law & Elevate

A new leader emerged in Acritas’ 3rd Annual Global Alternative Legal Service Providers (ALSPs) Brand Index as EY Law surpassed PwC to gain the top…

Gregg Wirth October 16, 2019

Alternative Legal Services Providers and the Shortage of Legal Talent

I’ve written a lot recently about how alternative legal service providers (ALSPs) are successfully leveraging technology and streamlining processes in ways that are new to…

Connie Brenton August 26, 2019

Hire an Esquire’s Secret to Success: Moneyball for Legal Hiring

At the time of the Great Recession, Julia Shapiro, now the CEO of Hire an Esquire, was then just beginning her legal career in private…

Transforming Womens Leadership July 25, 2019

Forum Magazine: A Safe Space for Innovation — Law Firms Creating “Captive ALSPs”

Today’s market for alternative legal service providers (ALSPs) has become larger, quickly growing and more broadly adopted by clients looking for more nimble or lower…

Gregg Wirth July 08, 2019