Sue, a partner at Law Firm, told Art, a third-year law student, that he would ge

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Sue, a partner at Law Firm, told Art, a third-year law student, that he would get an annual salary of $60,000 if he joined the firm. Art expressed interest but noted that another firm had already promised him $62,000/year. The next day, Art received the following letter from Sue: "Law Firm hereby offers to hire you at $70,000/year plus bonuses, contingent on your graduating from law school. This offer will remain open for five days." Art decided to seize this opportunity. He immediately called the competing law firm to decline its $62,000/year offer. Later that day, however, Sue reread the letter she had sent Art and noticed that what she had dictated as "60,000" had been typed as "$70,000." She tried to call Art at home but got no answer. She then called the law school and left this message with the receptionist: "Salary has typo. Offer revoked. Sue." The receptionist placed the message in Art's student mailbox. Art faxed an acceptance letter to Sue the next day, writing in relevant part, "I look forward to starting work, though if at all possible I'd prefer to wait until after I take the Bar Exam." Art thereafter found Sue's note in his student mailbox and called Sue, who explained the error. Art insisted that he had accepted Law Firm's offer and that Law Firm was bound to honor it. Sue denied Art's claim, said that Law Firm was bound to pay him only $60,000, and added that she found Art so insolent that she would not hire him at any price. Art subsequently graduated from law school and brought suit against Law Firm.

ASSIGNNMENT: Fully discuss the merits of Art’s claim citing all legal sources used.

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This is a breach of contract as job offer is a specific offer and when Art agreed to accept the offer it becomes a contract. According to the essential criteria of contract, it satisfies all the elements. If Art files against Sue, the court will be supporting Art and Sue has to provide the job with 70000 dollars not with 60000 dollars. Sue cannot discard the claim as based on Sue's offer letter, Art rejected the 62000 dollar offer. Here in this case, law firm is liable to hire 70,000 dollars or pay compensation for making mistake . According to rawlisonbutler website and hrdirector website, the law firm is liable to pay a compensation of 70,000 dollars as it is a damage to Art. According to UK government, if someone has accepted the job offer they are legally bound. This is the right of the candidate to claim against the loss.

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