As he begins his second term in office, Philadelphia District Attorney Seth Williams says he plans to continue the initiatives of his previous term while coping with the severe budgetary deficiencies in his office.

Williams, who was inaugurated Jan. 6, said that the District Attorney’s Office now employs fewer assistant district attorneys than it has in previous years due to a lack of funding. This lack of funding could present difficulties for those freshly-minted attorneys seeking to start their legal careers in prosecution.