Senior Covenant Lawyer - Distressed

9fin; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 256,000 - 340,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity Options

401(k) (employer match)

Private Health Insurance

Paid sick leave

Disability Insurance (New York)

Commuter Benefit

Vacation days and sabbatical options

Job summary

9fin is seeking a corporate finance attorney to join our New York team. With 5+ years in leveraged finance or capital markets, you will review high‑yield and loan documents and contribute to distress-focused coverage while collaborating with credit analysts and journalists.

You will operate in a rapidly growing startup environment, combining legal expertise with technology and finance insight, with hybrid work options and opportunities to influence liability management and restructurings.

Qualifications

• JD with 5+ years in capital solutions, leveraged finance or restructuring teams.
• Experience drafting, reviewing and negotiating high yield/loan documents and restructuring agreements.
• Strong commercial awareness of leveraged finance and restructuring markets.
• Solid understanding of covenants and definitions in leveraged finance.
• Existing network within the leveraged finance community; strong communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Review leveraged finance and high yield documentation and provide analysis.
• Write reports on distressed scenarios and collaborate with lawyers and credit analysts.
• Answer client questions about covenant packages of borrowers and issuers.
• Utilize 9fin’s technology to build and expand restructuring databases.
• Deliver seminars, teach-ins and podcasts as a subject matter expert.
• Represent 9fin in press, conferences and industry events.

Skills

Leveraged finance

Capital markets

Restructuring

High yield documents

Negotiation

Communication

Education

Juris Doctor (JD)

Job description

About 9fin

9fin 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. 9fin replaces this broken infrastructure with a single platform that centralises proprietary credit data, deep analysis, and high‑value workflows across global markets.

Today, 9fin 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, 9fin is accelerating toward becoming the category‑defining platform for debt markets worldwide.

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. 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.

What 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 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

About You

• 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

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.

Financial & Insurance

• Competitive Salary: $256,000-$340,000
• 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

Time off

• 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

Training & Culture

• Professional learning and development budget
• Bi‑annual team socials
• Summer and Winter company social events

Hybrid Policy

9fin is a hybrid company, and the office is a regular part of how we work. From January 2027, all employees will work from their designated 9fin office on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. Some teams may be asked to be in the office more often, where the nature of their work calls for it. For the rest of the week, you may work from wherever works best for you and your team. Your Talent Partner will share hybrid working details for this role.

9fin is an equal opportunities employer

At 9fin 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.

Compensation Range: $256K - $340K