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How will the impressive growth of ALSPs impact the legal market in 2025 and beyond?

July 23, 2026
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July 23, 2026
We have seen alternative legal services providers (ALSPs) emerge as a small but mighty factor in the legal market. Historically, law firms have not considered ALSPs true competitors, but with the growing influence of generative AI, that mindset might change. Delving into the Thomson Reuters Institute's recently released Alternative Legal Services Providers 2025 report , we try to bring some clarity to an increasingly complex legal landscape.

How will the growth of alternative legal services providers(ALSPs) impact the legal market in 2025 and beyond? In this episode of Clarity,experts from the Thomson Reuters Institute explore key findings from theAlternative Legal Services Providers 2025 report alongside the 2025 State ofthe US Legal Market report. The discussion examines how ALSPs have evolved fromniche providers of high-volume legal support services into increasinglyinfluential players offering a broader range of solutions. As client expectationsshift and technology continues to reshape legal service delivery, the panelconsiders whether law firms can afford to view ALSPs as anything other than agrowing competitive force.

The conversation also explores the role of generative AI inaccelerating change across the legal market. Panelists discuss how AI isdriving convergence between law firms and ALSPs, prompting both sides torethink service delivery models, talent strategies, and client value. While thelegal market remains strong, the episode highlights the opportunities—andrisks—for organizations that are navigating evolving client demands, emergingtechnologies, and new ways of delivering legal services.

 

3 reasons to listen: 

1. Understand how ALSPs are reshaping the legalmarket and why more corporate legal departments are turning to alternativeservice delivery models.

2. Learn how generative AI is changing therelationship between law firms and ALSPs, creating new opportunities,challenges, and competitive pressures.

3. Gain insight into the future of legal talent,technology, and client expectations, and what legal leaders should be preparingfor over the next several years.

Hear how ALSPs are reshaping the legal market, and what it means for your firm’s future.

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