Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms is officially in the market for a new lawyer. But it's unlikely the hunt will be nearly as extensive as the search for other former cabinet members' successors.

Bottoms announced on Friday that seven top Atlanta officials, including city attorney Jeremy Berry, “will transition externally.” The announcement comes less than a month after Bottoms asked around 35 cabinet members to resign from their jobs.

But unlike the replacements for aviation general manager, chief information officer and four other positions—which are the focus of national searches—Berry's role “will be backfilled over the next few months,” according to a news release, which announced the transition of nearly 20 cabinet members in total.

“I will continue to assess the breadth of skills, experiences and leadership traits needed to complete my leadership team, and will announce my nominations to fill these and other positions in the coming months,” Bottoms said in the statement. “I am excited about the successes that lie ahead, and appreciate the service of these individuals to the City.”

Berry, a Dentons partner when former Mayor Kasim Reed tapped him for city attorney last year, could not be reached for comment about his next move. But in a statement tweeted on Friday, he described his time as the city's top lawyer as “the dream job I never knew I wanted,” adding that “it is customary for a Mayor to build her own senior team.”

The Daily Report took a look at those lawyers potentially in line for Berry's position, the three current deputy city attorneys, none of whom could be reached for comment:

Roger Bhandari is a graduate of Georgia State University College of Law who was admitted to the Georgia Bar in 1996, according to online bar records.  Bhandari is a member of the Environmental Law section of the bar, in addition to the Government Attorneys and Local Government sections.

In 2005, he successfully defended the city in a negligence and nuisance action before the Georgia Court of Appeals. The court found that the plaintiff failed to show the city had actual or constructive notice of pooling of water at an intersection where plaintiff's car hydroplaned and crashed, killing her infant son.

And in 2003, Bhandari successfully represented the mayor and city when the state Supreme Court dismissed Northwest Social and Civic Club Inc.'s direct appeal of the grant of summary judgment on the club's petition for mandamus following the denial of its application to renew a liquor license. The court held that its denial on the merits of the club's application for discretionary appeal arising out of the same case was res judicata and the club had no right to obtain a second review of its claims.

Kimberly Patrick graduated from the University of Georgia School of Law and, like Bhandari, was admitted to practice in the state in 1996, according to bar records.

She joined the law department in 1997 and worked with the litigation team and handled employment matters before eventually taking over the aviation team, according to a November 2015 Daily Report department profile.

Johnna Goodmark is a graduate of Tulane University Law School who was admitted to the Georgia Bar in 1995, according to records. She is a member of the Real Property Law and Local Government sections of the organization.