Legal Layoffs

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This paper takes the form of three memos that address the issues of strategy in the workforce. The first memo is a legal contract between two companies that outlines a possible deal between them. The second is a lawyer's response to the contract, suggesting vulnerabilities and areas that need change. The third is a memo stressing which people can be laid off at a company.

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"Part A. Contract Letter to Legal Counsel Under this contract between Newco, Inc. and Company X., transactions between these companies need to be qualified according to the terms discussed by Barbara Mitchell, CFO of Newco, Inc. and Robert Smith, the Operations Manager at Company X, on February 24, 2005. On this date, the terms of this contract were outlined with the purposes of Newco, Inc. purchasing 75 gross of 6^th generation "Cirra" chips from Company X. 1) Performance specifications - Newco, Inc. has identified Company X as a supplier of a chip needed for Newco, Inc.'s new cellular telephone service. The current contract requires 75 gross of Company X's "Cirra" processing chips. The "Cirra" is the brand name attached to the 450Mhz chip developed by Company X in 2004 and due to be patented in March of 2005."

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