Octus
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Overview
The Research Associate will work within and support Octus’ Global Covenants team, focusing on US leverage finance and high yield markets under the guidance of senior lawyers.
About Octus
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.
Requirements & Eligibility
- Law degree from a licensed Colombian university or an LL.M or J.D. from an American university
- Minimum of four years’ post qualification experience, ideally at an international law firm or financial institution
- Strong fluency in English language (with working knowledge of business/legal terminology)
- Strong writing and analytical skills
- Intermediate Excel and PowerPoint skills
- Intermediate fluency with AI tools (ChatGPT, Claude, for example) and seasoned ability to critically evaluate AI-generated output for quality and accuracy
- Demonstrable interest in finance, capital markets, and related legal industries
- Outstanding organizational and time management skills, with excellent attention to detail
Key Responsibilities
- Act as a first point of support for senior lawyers in Global Covenants on day-to-day research, drafting, and analysis needs
- Establish deep working knowledge of all aspects of Octus’ Global Covenants offering, including people, process, and technology
- Research, draft, and assist with the creation of legal intelligence on leveraged loans, private credit, high yield bonds, liability management exercises, event driven analyses and other topics
- Independently update existing covenant analyses as debt instruments evolve
- Respond to simple subscriber inquiries and escalate complex queries to senior lawyers
- Conduct data extraction and trend analysis using Octus’ proprietary databases, AI, Microsoft Office, and Google Workspace
- Proactively support sales and marketing efforts for the Global Covenants team, including helping to organize webinars, events, and training
- Lead or assist with various administrative and operational projects, as needed
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