Senior Covenant Lawyer - Distressed

9fin • $256K — $340K *
Legal & Accounting
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • JD with 5+ years of experience in capital solutions, leveraged finance, or restructuring at a top-tier law firm
  • Proficient in drafting and negotiating high yield bond and leveraged loan documents
  • Strong commercial awareness of leveraged finance and restructuring markets
  • Technical understanding of leveraged finance covenants and definitions
  • Established network within the leveraged finance community
  • Excellent relationship-building skills
  • Effective communicator, able to simplify complex legal concepts for non-lawyers
  • Ability to work independently and collaboratively

Responsibilities

  • Review leveraged finance and high yield documentation for insightful analysis on distressed scenarios
  • Write topical reports on secondary situations in collaboration with lawyers and credit analysts
  • Answer client inquiries regarding covenant packages of borrowers and issuers
  • Utilize proprietary technology to enhance restructuring and LME databases
  • Deliver seminars and podcasts as a subject matter expert
  • Represent 9fin at industry conferences and in the press

Benefits

  • Opportunity for significant responsibility and growth
  • Flexible hybrid working model
  • Work abroad for up to 3 months a year
  • 1 month paid sabbatical after 5 years of service
  • Enhanced parental leave and flexible working arrangements
  • Professional learning and development budget
  • Bi-annual team socials and company events
Full Job Description
The Opportunity

9fin is looking for a corporate finance attorney who geeks out about a good credit agreement or indenture and who has broader ambitions to write and be a thought-leader in the industry they love. This role will help our distressed editorial teams understand all the nuances of interesting bond and loan documents that could factor into restructuring and liability management exercises. It is perfect for an experienced finance attorney who is looking to recalibrate their work-life balance to allow for a little more life, but who loves their work. We9re growing our groundbreaking coverage of complex out-of-court restructurings with an emphasis on distressed coverage. The role will report into our New York office with flexibility to work from home / remotely as needed.

This role offers a unique opportunity for a legal professional to use their expertise within a rapidly growing start-up environment, with opportunities to refine an already valuable skillset while learning all of the new skills that comes with working with technologists, credit analysts and journalists.

What you9ll work on

Every day is different, but here9s an example of the kind of things you9ll work on:
  • Reviewing leveraged finance and high yield documentation to produce commercially focused and insightful analysis on distressed scenarios and the primary market
  • Writing topical reports on secondary situations, collaborating closely across 9fin9s team of lawyers and credit analysts
  • Answering client questions about the covenant packages of specific borrowers and issuers
  • Using 9fin9s proprietary technology to build and expand our restructuring and LME databases
  • Delivering seminars, teach-ins and podcast segments as a subject matter expert
  • Representing 9fin in the press and at industry conferences and events


About You

This role will be a great fit if you have the following:
  • JD with 5+ years of experience within a capital solutions, leveraged finance, capital markets, restructuring and/or special situations team at a top-tier law firm
  • Experience drafting, reviewing and negotiating high yield bond and/or leveraged loan documents, restructuring support agreements, and Chapter 11 documentation
  • Keen commercial awareness of leveraged finance and restructuring markets
  • Strong technical understanding of how leveraged finance covenants and definitions operate
  • Existing network of relationships within the leveraged finance community
  • Excellent relationship building skills
  • Effective written and verbal communication skills, able to explain complex covenant concepts to non-lawyers concisely
  • Ability to work both independently and collaboratively


Our benefits

We9re a scaling start up and we enjoy sharing our success, when the company succeeds, we always reinvest that in our people. We also offer huge amounts of responsibility, an abundance of opportunity for growth and a platform to truly excel.

Financial & Insurance
  • Competitive Salary: $256,000-$340,000
  • Equity
  • 401(k) (9fin pay 3%, employee contributions are uncapped)
  • Private Health Insurance, with Dental and Vision
  • Paid sick leave
  • Disability Insurance (New York)
  • Commuter Benefit

Time off
  • 25 vacation days per year
  • Local public holiday
  • Hybrid working model, to allow you the flexibility to decide how, where and when you do your best work
  • Work abroad for up to 3 months a year
  • 1 month paid sabbatical after 5 years of service
  • Enhanced parental leave & flexible working arrangements available

Training & Culture
  • Professional learning and development budget
  • Bi-annual team socials
  • Summer and Winter company social events

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