He declined to say what those areas might be. But we're still busy. We don't have more people than we can keep busy. Mr. Snow said the firm is continuing to hire attorneys, though at a more modest pace. Recruiter Matt Feuer added that firms are much more insulated from the vagaries of the marketplace than they were during the recession of 1991 to 1992.
Diversification is more of a shield.
However, firms without such a shield may have difficulty weathering the economic storm.