9fin · 1 week ago
Senior Covenant Lawyer - Distressed
New York, United States
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level
$250K/yr - $275K/yr
5+ years exp9fin is a rapidly growing company focused on revolutionizing the debt capital markets with innovative technology. They are seeking a corporate finance attorney to provide expertise in distressed editorial teams, analyzing bond and loan documents while contributing to the company's thought leadership in the industry.
AnalyticsArtificial Intelligence (AI)Financial ServicesFinTechMachine Learning
Responsibilities
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 9fin’s team of lawyers and credit analysts
Answering client questions about the covenant packages of specific borrowers and issuers
Using 9fin’s 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
Qualification
Required
JD with 5+ years of experience within a restructuring, special situations, and/or leveraged finance 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
Benefits
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
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
Professional learning and development budget
Bi-annual team socials
Summer and Winter company social events
Company
9fin
9fin is an AI-powered analytics platform designed for credit analysis and mandate acquisition.
201-500 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$87.16MKey Investors
Highland EuropeSpark Capitalredalpine
2024-12-02Series B· $50M
2022-12-08Series A· $23M
2021-10-13Series A· $10.93M
Leadership Team
Steven Hunter
CEO & Founder
Huss EL-Sheikh
CTO & Founder
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