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6 - Applications of Legal Knowledge

Case Studies and Optimal Utilization

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 March 2025

Robert C. Bird
Robert C. Bird
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University of Connecticut
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Summary

This chapter addresses how the pathways of legal strategy can be applied in practice. The first part of this chapter presents three case studies that show how firms can respond to common legal challenges. The mandate to stop sexual harassment, the protection of intellectual property rights, and the prohibitions related to anti-corruption are all used as examples of how each pathway can be applied with varying levels of effectiveness. The second part of the chapter explores how a firm can elevate its implementation of legal knowledge from one pathway to another. This part shows how companies can evolve their legal practices from avoidance to conformance, conformance to prevention, prevention to value, and value to transformation. Although not every legal issue is transformative, understanding how the pathways work in practice can help firms deploy their legal knowledge as effectively as possible.

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legal strategysexual harassmentintellectual propertyanti-corruptionForeign Corrupt Practices Actorganizational culturestrategic mindsetcommand and controlbusiness policy
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Legal Knowledge in Organizations
A Source of Strategic and Competitive Advantage
 , pp. 116 - 152
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2025

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