Senior Covenant Lawyer - Distressed

The role

A corporate finance attorney will help distressed editorial teams understand nuances of bond and loan documents for restructuring and liability management exercises. The role involves reviewing documentation, writing reports, and acting as a subject matter expert.

What you will do

• Reviewing leveraged finance and high yield documentation to produce analysis on distressed scenarios and the primary market
• Writing topical reports on secondary situations
• Answering client questions about the covenant packages of specific borrowers and issuers
• Using proprietary technology to build and expand 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

Required qualifications

• 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
• Ability to work both independently and collaboratively

Benefits

• Competitive Salary
• Equity Options
• 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
• 25 vacation days per year
• Local public holiday
• 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

About the company

9fin is the AI platform powering global debt markets. It replaces broken infrastructure with a single platform that centralises proprietary credit data, deep analysis, and high-value workflows.