Manager, Counsel – Corporate and Strategic Transactions

About the role

The Team CAST (Corporate and Strategic Transactions) is a team within Capital One's Legal Department that is at the tip of the spear in executing on Capital One's transactional activity, including mergers & acquisitions, strategic investments, complex procurement and outsourcing contracts, line of business transactions, card programs, and corporate real estate transactions. In addition, the diverse group of attorneys and other legal professionals within CAST advise our diversified businesses on a broad range of business matters in a constantly changing, stimulating and collegial environment. Through its bold initiatives, state of the art infrastructure, breadth of talent, and dynamic work environment, the Legal Department of Capital One has become one of the most highly admired corporate legal departments in the country. Based in McLean and Richmond, CAST prides itself on providing its associates with an environment that fosters authenticity and a space for growth and development, and fostering a culture where each associate is respected and their individual contributions are valued.

Responsibilities

• Assisting in managing (including drafting and negotiating) a wide range of transactions including: correspondent banking transactions, intercompany agreements, low-income housing tax credit equity investments, charged-off debt sales and confidentiality agreements
• Working with complex due diligence reviews, business line partnerships, industry consortiums and other business agreements, marketing agreements, transactions in support of the Company’s digital/mobile initiative, including API licenses, and complex procurement and outsourcing contracts, including with respect to international non-associate labor
• Counseling and advising business groups, including providing legal advice on complex legal issues
• Implementing and monitoring repeatable, controlled processes for transactional work
• When necessary, managing and coordinating outside counsel, including management of the delivery of services and cost

Requirements

• Juris Doctor from an accredited law school
• Active member in good standing of at least one state bar with the ability to register as Corporate Counsel in Virginia
• At least 3 years of experience as an attorney in a law firm environment, at a government agency, as a military judge advocate, or as in-house counsel, with a focus on transactional matters

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience, including drafting and negotiating, as an attorney in a law firm or in-house counsel legal department, across a wide range of commercial transactions, including in-house procurement or supply chain management transactions, and marketing arrangements
• Experience providing advice and counsel on transactions to clients in the financial services industry
• Ability and desire to learn new areas of law
• Experience with Google Workspace

Skills

• Ability to operate effectively in a complex, highly regulated, and evolving environment
• Team player, interacting with associates across departments and job levels
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with minimal supervision
• Strong organizational skills with impeccable attention to detail
• Excellent analytical, verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to work cooperatively with internal constituents to create efficient processes and to get issues resolved across organizational boundaries
• Exceptional drafting and negotiation skills
• Ability to identify, lead and manage a negotiation team
• Ability to manage multiple transactions, take on new responsibilities and handle novel issues

Benefits

• Comprehensive, competitive, and inclusive set of health, financial and other benefits that support total well‑being
• Eligibility varies based on full or part‑time status, exempt or non‑exempt status, and management level
• Performance‑based incentive compensation, which may include cash bonus(es) and/or long term incentives (LTI)

Pay

• McLean, VA: $164,800 - $188,100 for Manager, Counsel
• Richmond, VA: $149,800 - $171,000 for Manager, Counsel
• Candidates hired to work in other locations will be subject to the pay range associated with that location