Business Development Analysis Intern

Paul, Weiss is seeking an energetic and highly motivated intern with a strong academic record to join the Business Development Analysis team in the firm’s Capital Solutions and Restructuring practice. The Analysis team is responsible for monitoring existing and prospective clients and market trends to provide the firm’s partners with actionable intelligence and data-driven insights that contribute to the firm’s strategic goals. The intern will support the team with day-to-day operations and administrative projects.

Responsibilities

• Learn about financial and credit analysis of public and private companies, with a focus on leveraged finance, distressed situations, restructurings, liability management transactions, and special situations.
• Support maintenance of internal watchlists and databases tracking distressed companies, sponsor-backed borrowers, capital markets activity, and creditor ownership trends.
• Assist with company profiles, “tearsheets,” watchlist summaries, and briefing materials for attorneys and business development professionals.
• Monitor financial markets, rating agency actions, earnings releases, restructuring developments, bankruptcy filings, and special situations across a variety of industries.
• Research private equity sponsors, lenders, portfolio companies, boards of directors, executive management teams, and advisor relationships.
• Assist with notes preparation for client meetings.
• Perform ad hoc research projects involving restructuring matters, private credit, leveraged loans, high-yield bonds, and sponsor-backed companies.
• Work closely with business development, restructuring, finance, and corporate attorneys on strategic client and market development initiatives.
• Available to work 12-25+ hours per week (hybrid environment) 

Qualifications

• Rising junior or senior currently pursuing a bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics, Accounting, Business, Political Science, Pre-Law, or a related field.
• Strong interest in pursuing a long-term career in finance, restructuring, investment banking, private credit, private equity, law, or a related professional services field.
• Demonstrated proficiency in financial analysis, including interpretation of financial statements, credit metrics, leverage ratios, liquidity analysis, and capital structures.
• Excellent analytical, research, and problem-solving skills with strong attention to detail.
• Ability to synthesize large amounts of information into concise, actionable written summaries.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint; familiarity with financial databases and research platforms is a plus.
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and thrive in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.

Salary\: $25.00/hour. Paul, Weiss offers competitive compensation and benefits packages. The firm considers a number of factors when determining compensation, including, but not limited to, education, years of experience, levels of experience, competency levels and other relevant skills and qualifications.

DISCLAIMER STATEMENT\: 

The preceding job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of the work performed by employees within this classification.  It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualification required of employees assigned to this job.