public double GetY()

//Convert a legend to a graphic and move the Title to the bottom of the legend and also move
//the label in the contents pane to the bottom of the list.

//Perform on the worker thread
await QueuedTask.Run(() =>
{
  Legend leg = layout.FindElement("Legend") as Legend;
  GroupElement result = leg.ConvertToGraphics().First() as GroupElement;
  Element firstElm = result.Elements.First();  //Note: Bottom element is first in drawing order.
  foreach (Element elm in result.Elements)
  {
    if (elm.Name == "Title")
    {
      elm.SetY(firstElm.GetY() - 0.25);  //Move title below other legend elements
      elm.SetTOCPositionAbsolute(result, false);  // Move Title item in TOC to bottom as well
    }
  }
});

//Modify an element's Y position.

//Perform on the worker thread
await QueuedTask.Run(() =>
{
  double elmY = element.GetY();
  elmY = 5.5;

  element.SetY(elmY); //You don't have to get to set; a shortcut would be: element.SetY(5.5);
});

//Clone a layout graphic element and apply an offset.

//Perform on the worker thread
QueuedTask.Run(() =>
{
  // Reference and load the layout associated with the layout item
  Layout layout = layoutItem.GetLayout();
  if (layout != null)
  {
    // Reference a graphic element by name
    GraphicElement graphicElement = 
                        layout.FindElement("MyElement") as GraphicElement;
    if (graphicElement != null)
    {

      //Clone and set the new x,y
      GraphicElement cloneElement = graphicElement.Clone("Clone");
      cloneElement.SetX(cloneElement.GetX() + xOffset);
      cloneElement.SetY(cloneElement.GetY() + yOffset);
    }
  }
});