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Leveraged Finance Associate

Sokol Associates Inc.
New York, NY Full Time
POSTED ON 2/18/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 7/13/2025

NY, NY in office 2-3 days per week

$225,000-275,000 20% bonus

8am-4pm or 9am-5pm no overtime or weekends


Our client's market-leading leveraged finance intelligence team is seeking an experienced leveraged finance lawyers who will produce high-quality research that is widely utilized by a diverse range of market participants, including hedge funds, CLOs, law firms, and sell-side financial institutions. This role will belong to a team of analysts (25 JDs) and writing and research would be heavily emphasized.


Key Responsibilities:

  • Engage with subscribers to provide clarification and insights on our research or discuss potential transactions.
  • Establish your reputation as a subject matter expert in leveraged finance.
  • Collaborate with colleagues to produce impactful cross-disciplinary research.
  • Produce event-driven research and reports on special situations as they arise in the market.
  • Write in-depth research reports on broadly syndicated and private credit leveraged loan covenants, tracking names from issuance to bankruptcy.
  • Lead the conversation on market trends and developments by writing authoritative research reports.
  • Assist in preparing private credit portfolio analyses and data-driven reports.


Required Qualifications:

  • A midlevel-senior lawyer with extensive experience in drafting, negotiating, and reviewing leveraged finance documents, including credit agreements and indentures.
  • 6 years of experience in Big Law, specializing in leveraged finance.
  • Strong understanding of the leveraged finance market and how covenants and financial definitions work within leveraged finance documents.
  • Excellent business acumen and commercial sensibility.
  • Proven experience communicating complex leveraged finance issues to business principals.
  • Ability to work efficiently under deadline pressure.

Our Client's Offering:

  • Competitive compensation, comparable to in-house legal roles of similar seniority, with added benefits.
  • Fixed working hours (8am-4 or 9am-5), with no overtime or weekend work.
  • A unique work environment that blends the stability with the dynamic, start-up culture


Education:

  • Law degree.
  • Member in good standing of the New York Bar.


If you are a seasoned leveraged finance lawyer seeking a rewarding and balanced career path, we encourage you to apply for this exciting opportunity to join our client's team.

Salary : $225,000 - $275,000

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