Senior Covenant Lawyer - Distressed

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Senior corporate finance attorney to support distressed editorial teams analyzing bond and loan documents for restructuring and liability management.

is the AI platform powering global debt markets — the world’s largest asset class at over $145 trillion.
Debt markets are vast, global, and mission-critical, yet still run on fragmented data, PDFs, and manual workflows. replaces this broken infrastructure with a single platform that centralises proprietary credit data, deep analysis, and high-value workflows across global markets.
Today, powers teams at 300+ blue-chip institutions worldwide, including global banks, asset managers, private equity firms, law firms, and advisors. The business is scaling at exceptional speed, with rapid expansion in the US and best-in-class retention driven by deep workflow adoption.
We’re at a defining inflection point. With proven product-market fit and strong, global market pull, is accelerating toward becoming the category-defining platform for debt markets worldwide.

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. We’re 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.

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

We’re 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.
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

Every day is different, but here’s an example of the kind of things you’ll 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 ’s team of lawyers and credit analysts
Answering client questions about the covenant packages of specific borrowers and issuers
Using ’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 in the press and at industry conferences and events
Competitive Salary: $256,000-$300,000
Equity
401(k) ( pay 3%, employee contributions are uncapped)
Private Health Insurance, with Dental and Vision
Paid sick leave
Disability Insurance (New York)
Commuter Benefit
Professional learning and development budget
Bi-annual team socials
Summer and Winter company social events
At we are dedicated to building and promoting a fair and inclusive workplace where everyone can reach their full potential and truly belong. We recognize that building diverse teams enables a more creative and productive environment. If you’re excited about this role but your experience doesn’t perfectly align with the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You might just be who we’re looking for — either for this role, or perhaps another.