A prominent law firm is unraveling—but Palantir has an intriguing offer
Source: Fortune ·
Weil, Gotshal & Manges is preparing to wind down, leaving lawyers facing an uncertain future.
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Good morning. Weil, Gotshal & Manges, a prominent Wall Street law firm with more than 90 years of history, is planning to wind down, pending a vote by its partners. David Glazer, CFO of Palantir Technologies, is already reaching out to aspiring lawyers who may have expected to spend a summer there. Glazer posted on LinkedIn on Thursday: “If you were going to be a Weil summer associate but now want to put your experience to work at Palantir, want to work a real summer job (with way less lunches) but way more fun. Reach out!” His invitation follows Weil’s announcement on Wednesday that its leadership had recommended closing the firm. “Following a careful review of strategic alternatives, the firm’s management committee has recommended to the partnership that the firm pursue an orderly wind-down,” Weil said in a statement. Partners are expected to vote in the coming days. Glazer knows something about taking a different career path. He joined Palantir in 2013 as legal counsel for…