Wiley Rein cuts a combined 48 attorneys and staff

Wiley Rein, one of Washington's largest law firms, has cut a combined 48 attorneys and staff -- 18 partners and of counsel, 18 secretaries and 12 administrative support staff.The reductions represent about 9 percent of the firm's overall workforce, based on figures compiled by The Washington Post in 2014. The firm declined to confirm the percentage of its workforce that had been cut, but as of 2014, the firm had 516 employees, including 278 attorneys.