Over the past decade or so, a large and growing segment of businesses serving the legal industry has emerged. These companies have often been referred to as "alternative legal services providers," but that's a misnomer. After all, no one ever called digital cameras "alternative cameras," and what was originally "alternative energy" is increasingly, and more accurately described as renewable energy. I believe the term "alternative" in law signals something vaguely pejorative, not quite acceptable, or not quite good enough...
