Senior Covenant Lawyer, 9fin
Distressed
$256-340k
+ Equity
1+ day a week in office
AI-native intelligence platform for modern credit teams
Be an early applicant
AI-native intelligence platform for modern credit teams
501-1000 employees
Be an early applicant
$256-340k
+ Equity
1+ day a week in office
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To help leveraged finance professionals win business, outperform their peers, and save time.
Role
Who you are
- 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
What the job involves
- 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
- 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 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
Our take
9fin’s initial aim was to solve the problem of extracting data out of financial documents. It quickly turned to AI, where computer vision tools can be deployed to find key financial data point quickly and automatically.
Its AI tools learn to understand the complicated legal clauses in contracts, automating a lot of the manual work that's usually involved in this space. 9fin also has a team of journalists and analysts who product news and analysis that help make sense of complex situations. The result is an integrated platform that debt capital market professionals can use to make quicker and better investment decisions.
9fin is used by leading banks, hedge funds, and asset managers around the world. The company has seen significant investment, the most recent of which will support the scaling of its team and expansion of its product into new asset classes, as well as helping it to grow its presence in the US, Latin America, and Asia Pacific.
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Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
84% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 5 rounds)
Apr 2026
$170m
SERIES C
Dec 2024
$50m
SERIES B
Total funding: $257.7m
Company benefits
- True flexibility: Work from home, or from on of our great offices around the world. We encourage time with your team, while giving you the flexibility when you need it.
- A culture of care: From enhanced parental leave to flexible hours and sabbaticals, we take family and health seriously.
Company values
- Ownership: We don’t just do the work, we own it – taking responsibility for outcomes, not just tasks. If something needs fixing, we step in early and make sure it gets sorted.
- Move fast, learn things: We get things done, test ideas quickly and learn as we go. Good beats perfect when you can keep improving and build on what you’ve learned.
- Candour: We say what we think openly, directly and respectfully. It’s how we challenge ideas, improve the work and make better decisions together.
- Play to win: Ambition is part of our DNA. We aim high, take smart risks and expect a lot from ourselves. We care about doing work we’re proud of and pushing things forward.
- Data-led: We use evidence to guide decisions and change course when the data says we should. Opinions matter, but they need to be backed up and tested against what’s really happening.
- Integrity: Doing the right thing isn't always easy, but we do it anyway. We act with honesty, treat each other with respect, and remember that no customer or job matters more than family and health.
Company HQ
City of London, London, UK
Articles
Leadership
Steven Hunter
(Co-Founder & CEO)Previously an Analyst at JP Morgan and an Investment Executive at Babson Capital Investment.
Huss El-Sheikh
(Co-Founder & CTO)Previously a Business Analyst at Deutsche Bank for 4 years.
Jen Speirs
(COO)Jen joined 9fin in 2022 as the Head of People, they then moved into the role of VP of Operations in 2023 and COO in 2024. Prior to 9fin, they spent nearly 5 years at Red Badger as the Head of People and People Director.
People progressing
Huw joined 9fin as an intern in 2018 (one of the first employees!) 7 years later, they are now the Global Head of Strategic Operations, leading the global expansion.
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Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at 9fin
- 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.
- Our culture is built on 11 core values that include "Diversity" and "Family & health come first," which guide everything we do. We believe in fostering a supportive and inclusive work environment with genuinely kind, diverse and friendly people.
- Over the past 12 months, we've hired significantly and made a conscious effort to improve diversity and candidate experience. We implemented unconscious bias training, enhanced parental leave, and diversified our sourcing channels—resulting in an increase in female representation on our engineering team from 17% to 27%. We've got a long way to go but are proud of this start, and will continue improving as we scale!
- 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.
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