Weil Working With Big Law Firms to Place Associates, Trainees Following Plan to Dissolve — Live Feedhttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/weil-working-with-big-law-firms-to-place-associates-trainees-following-plan-to-dissolveContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. Weil Gotshal plans dissolution, working to place associateshttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/weil-working-with-big-law-firms-to-place-associates-trainees-following-plan-to-dissolvehttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/weil-working-with-big-law-firms-to-place-associates-trainees-following-plan-to-dissolve#u168883Sun, 01 Nov 2026 19:11:14 +0000Weil Gotshal & Manges, a prominent US law firm, is planning to dissolve and is working with big law firms to place its associates and trainees. The firm's management committee recommended an orderly wind-down of its global operations. Several leading law firms are looking to take on junior lawyers and trainees from Weil.Why it mattersWeil Gotshal's planned dissolution marks a significant event in the legal industry, capping a period of decline for the 95-year-old firm. The firm's troubles have been mounting, with a key partner's pending departure and difficulties in ret