Senior Covenant Analyst @ ION Group

The Role

Xtract Research is seeking a leveraged finance lawyer to join our team as a Senior Covenant Analyst. In this role you will write reports that summarize and analyze material terms in high yield bond offering memos and/or credit agreements related to leveraged loans. You will also answer questions from our clients – hedge funds, asset managers, banks, and law firms.

Attention to detail, issue spotting, clear, concise writing skills and the ability to make legalese understandable for non-lawyers are all important skills for this role.

Flexible working arrangements provide the right candidates with the opportunity to put their considerable skills to use while maintaining a work-life balance that can be hard to come by in a law firm setting.

Key Responsibilities

Write research reports on leveraged loan covenants.
Write event-driven research and reports on special situations as they develop in the market.
Write research for our growing library of covenant primers
Write market leading reports that set the conversation on new trends and market developments.
Answer client questions.
Meet tight deadlines for publication.

Required Skills, Qualifications and Experience

Finance lawyer with extensive experience drafting, negotiating, and reviewing leveraged finance documentation, including credit agreements and/or indentures.
4+ years of Big Law experience in leveraged finance.
Deep understanding of the leveraged finance market and how covenants and financial definitions work in leveraged finance documents.

About Us:

We’re a diverse group of visionary innovators who provide trading and workflow automation software, high-value analytics, and strategic consulting to corporations, central banks, financial institutions, and governments. Founded in 1999, we’ve achieved tremendous growth by bringing together some of the best and most successful financial technology companies in the world.

• Over 2,000 of the world’s leading corporations, including 50% of the Fortune 500 and 30% of the world’s central banks, trust ION solutions to manage their cash, in-house banking, commodity supply chain, trading and risk.

• Over 800 of the world’s leading banks and broker-dealers use our electronic trading platforms to operate the world’s financial market infrastructure.

ION is a rapidly expanding and dynamic group with 13,000 employees and offices in more than 40 cities around the globe.

Our ever-expanding global footprint, cutting edge products, and over 40,000 customers worldwide provide an unparalleled career experience for those who share our vision.

ION is committed to maintaining a supportive and inclusive environment for people with diverse backgrounds and experiences. We respect the varied identities, abilities, cultures, and traditions of the individuals who comprise our organization and recognize the value that different backgrounds and points of view bring to our business.

ION adheres to an equal employment opportunity policy that prohibits discriminatory practices or harassment against applicants or employees based on any legally impermissible factor.

Key Responsibilities

Required Skills, Qualifications and Experience

6 month growth

1 year growth

2 year growth

Benefits