This work offers a step-by-step guide on how to utilize the law as a source of value in organizations. Robert C. Bird demonstrates how legal knowledge can be a valuable asset for firms, providing them with a sustainable competitive advantage that is difficult for rivals to imitate. Bird presents a five-part framework that outlines how firms can use legal knowledge in competitive markets and how they can avoid misusing it. Chapters also highlight how firms can cultivate legal knowledge and apply novel risk tools to overcome unexpected legal threats. The book emphasizes the importance of ethical values in business decisions and shows how managers and lawyers can build an ethical practice of legal knowledge that benefits both business and society. With the help of numerous visuals, this book makes it easy for readers to leverage legal knowledge and apply it to specific business contexts.

‘For large and small businesses, from start-ups to huge corporations - this book offers an unusual and indeed an almost unique perspective of the often symbiotic and certainly vital relationship between business and the law. For all levels of management, especially top management, this book, with its unique insights, will certainly be regarded as an essential purchase.’

Elizabeth Robson Taylor and Phillip Taylor Source: The Barrister

‘Bird’s text offers much more than a theoretical treatise on the importance of law for businesses: it serves as an essential playbook to transform legal knowledge from a peripheral concern into a central pillar of business strategy. By combining thorough research with clear, actionable guidance and a focus on ethical leadership, 'Legal Knowledge in Organizations' can equip organizations to not only survive but also thrive in a constantly evolving marketplace.’

Gillian Eguaras Source: Canadian Law Library Review