Financial Services Associate - Atlanta
Salary: $225,000 - $390,000 per year
Location: Atlanta, GA
Posted: February 20 2026
Minimum Degree:
Relocation Assistance: Not Available
Our Client is more than just a law firm—we're a strategic partner invested in our clients' success. Consistently ranked in the Am Law 200, we've been delivering innovative legal solutions since 1945. Our commitment goes beyond traditional legal services; we champion our clients' ideas, values, and aspirations, ensuring they receive clear perspectives and unexpected solutions to their complex challenges.This unwavering client focus has fueled our growth into one of the largest law firms in the Southeast. With a team of over 400 talented attorneys and professionals, we offer expertise in over 90 areas of practice, serving clients across the nation and around the globe. From Fortune 500 companies and financial institutions to healthcare innovators and technology leaders, our clients benefit from our strategic and innovative approach to high-stakes business transactions, intricate legal matters, and complex disputes. Our seven decades of experience are the foundation of our value. We're a nationally recognized firm with a vibrant, inclusive culture and a deep commitment to our community. We understand that true success comes from the power of collaboration and the strength of ideas.
JOB DESCRIPTION
Our client, a large southeastern law firm with a national practice, is seeking an experienced Transactional Lawyer for its Financial Services practice.
Preferred candidates would have multiple years of transactional experience and must have a working knowledge of syndicated credit facilities and leveraged finance transactions.
Excellent academic performance and strong interpersonal skills are required. Must be barred in North or South Carolina.
We have 5 finance groups: the securitization team, the renewable energy project finance team, the syndicated loans team, the public bond team, and the real estate finance team.
At our client's firm, representation extends beyond traditional legal services.
We represent ideas, values and aspirations. We represent carefully laid plans and bold long-term goals. By immersing ourselves in a deep understanding of what is important and meaningful to our clients we bring clear perspective to any legal challenge and find solutions in unexpected places.
An unwavering focus on our clients has led to steady growth as one of the largest law firms in the Southeast. Over 400 lawyers and professionals in over 90 areas of focus represent clients across the country and around the globe. Blue-chip Fortune 500 organizations, financial services leaders, domestic and global manufacturers, retailers, individuals, and healthcare and technology companies benefit from our strategic, innovative approach to significant business transactions, complicated legal issues and difficult disputes.
Our value is rooted in the experience gained over seven decades. Nationally recognized, culturally inclusive and community-spirited, we understand that success for our clients comes from investing in the strength of ideas and the power of collaboration.
Our client’s culture is best described as collaborative, business-minded, and execution-focused, with an emphasis on understanding client goals and delivering practical solutions. The firm has a reputation for steady, sustained growth and a strong internal infrastructure, while avoiding excessive bureaucracy in day-to-day decision-making. Attorneys who want to expand relationships are generally encouraged to pursue opportunities, with leadership open to supporting thoughtful business development rather than putting up procedural roadblocks. Many teams operate with close partner involvement and lean staffing, which tends to translate into earlier responsibility and higher expectations for responsiveness and ownership. The firm is also notably friendly to laterals, with a track record of laterals integrating successfully and advancing on a two-tier membership track. In key hiring groups—especially Finance and Commercial Real Estate—the culture is meaningfully office-centric, prioritizing in-person collaboration as part of how teams train, communicate, and deliver work.
Interview process
- Initial interview with hiring managers via Zoom (30 min)
- In-office interview with the team