Senior Covenants Lawyer

Octus is a leading global provider of credit intelligence, data, and analytics. Since 2013, tens of thousands of professionals across hedge fund, investment banking, management consulting, and law firm verticals have come to rely on Octus to make better, faster, and more confident decisions in pace with the fast-moving credit markets.

Working at Octus

Octus hires growth-minded innovators and trailblazers across the globe to drive our business and culture. Our core values – Action Oriented, Customer First Mindset, Effective Team Players, and Driven to Excel – define an organizational ethos that’s as high-performing as it is human. Among other perks, Octus employees enjoy competitive health benefits, matched 401k and pension plans, PTO, generous parental leave, gym subsidies, educational reimbursements for career development, recognition programs, pet-friendly offices (US only), and much more.

Role

At Octus, our lawyers are at the forefront of delivering trusted real-time legal insights in the debt markets. We are seeking an experienced banking / leveraged finance lawyer to join our Global Covenants team in London, with the flexibility to work fully remotely. If you are commercially astute, creative and looking to advance your career with the freedom to grow, this is the opportunity for you. Join our unique trifecta of financial analysts, journalists and lawyers to provide best-in-class credit intelligence. You will be part of a dynamic, diverse, tech-powered company that’s on a rapid growth trajectory.

What we offer

• A unique opportunity to apply your legal expertise in an innovative and exciting way
• Intellectually stimulating work within a collaborative and diverse environment
• A high (partner level) degree of responsibility, autonomy, and the chance to shape your role
• Regular interaction with asset managers, hedge funds, law firms, investment banks, and other key players in the leveraged finance world
• A dynamic environment where you will collaborate closely with a top-notch team of lawyers, financial analysts, and journalists
• Opportunities for career growth and development within an agile and evolving global company
• The freedom to take initiative, be creative, and develop new content, products, and features that make an impact and enhance our product offerings

Responsibilities

• Analyse loan documentation and debt structures, identifying key considerations, loopholes, and novel provisions, to provide actionable insights to our subscribers
• Break down complex documentation and summarise it clearly and concisely for a diverse audience across the buy-side and the sell-side
• Answer questions from leveraged finance market participants on covenants and their implications in real-world scenarios
• Develop and manage Octus’ private credit covenant analysis offering, including comprehensive analysis and data
• Leverage Octus’s industry-leading databases to provide our subscribers a competitive edge
• Engage with market participants and build your profile through seminars, webinars, and podcasts
• Build and nurture relationships with Octus’s clients and industry contacts
• Represent Octus in industry events, conferences, and in the media

Requirements

• 6+ years of post-qualification experience in leveraged loans at a top-tier law firm
• Strong commercial acumen with a desire to provide clear, pragmatic, and actionable legal analysis
• Extensive experience in drafting, reviewing, and negotiating term sheets, facilities agreements, intercreditor agreements, and ancillary documents, including private credit loan documentation
• The ability to multitask, and thrive working both independently and as part of a team in a fast-paced environment
• Confident communicator, with the ability to write clearly and concisely for your audience
• A proven track record of delivering high-quality analysis within deadlines

Octus is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, pregnancy, veteran status, or any other legally protected status. We strive to create an inclusive and diverse work environment where all individuals are valued, respected, and treated fairly. We believe that diversity enriches our workplace and enhances our ability to innovate and succeed.