Job Description

Senior Associate Legal Specialist, Corporate & Strategic Transactions

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. 

The Role

The Transactions Legal Specialist Senior Associate will be primarily responsible for (i) supporting the management of CAST operations and (ii) supporting a team of attorneys responsible for Capital One’s strategic transactions.  The Associate will perform a broad range of task and project-oriented support, including management of various operational processes and transaction management and assistance with form and templated agreements.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Preparation of reports detailing CAST’s compliance with processes and procedures and the presentation of such reports to CAST leadership

• Management of multiple processes in support of CAST operations and compliance with procedures

• Co-manage non-disclosure agreement requests and Legal approval requests

• Preparation of templated non-disclosure agreements, and review and resolution of comments to non-disclosure agreement 

• Preparation of contractual amendments

• Support attorneys in the management of complex transactions, including providing closing support and comment tracking

• Preparation of intercompany agreements

• Independently manage workload in an efficient manner

• Identify and solve issues within scope and escalate to management when appropriate

• Actively support and comply with team and department objectives

• Assist with team administrative functions, special projects, and reporting

• Work with management to identify and execute process improvements

The Person

An ideal candidate will be an enthusiastic professional looking to immediately add value in a complex, highly regulated, and evolving environment, and will have: a demonstrated ability and willingness to work as a team player, interacting with associates across departments and job levels; the ability to work in a fast-paced environment with minimal supervision; strong organizational skills with great attention to detail; strong communication skills; and the ability to work cooperatively with internal constituents to create efficient processes and to get issues resolved across organizational boundaries. The ability to manage multiple projects and play an important supporting role in the context of larger transactions is central to this role.

Basic Qualifications:

• High School Diploma, GED, or equivalent certification

• At least 3 years of experience in either project management or a paralegal role

• At least 1 year of experience in administrative support

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or military experience

• Project management certification

• 4+ years of experience in project management

• 4+ year of experience in a law firm or legal department 

• Paralegal certification

At this time, Capital One will not sponsor a new applicant for employment authorization for this position.

This role is hybrid meaning associates spend 3 days per week in-person at one of our offices listed on this job posting. Fridays are enterprise- wide virtual work days. Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday are options for in-person days for associates to spend time together working in our beautifully-designed team areas.

The minimum and maximum full-time annual salaries for this role are listed below, by location. Please note that this salary information is solely for candidates hired to perform work within one of these locations, and refers to the amount Capital One is willing to pay at the time of this posting. Salaries for part-time roles will be prorated based upon the agreed upon number of hours to be regularly worked.

McLean, VA: $94,600 - $107,900 for Sr. Legal Specialist

Richmond, VA: $86,000 - $98,200 for Sr. Legal Specialist

Candidates hired to work in other locations will be subject to the pay range associated with that location, and the actual annualized salary amount offered to any candidate at the time of hire will be reflected solely in the candidate’s offer letter.

This role is also eligible to earn performance based incentive compensation, which may include cash bonus(es) and/or long term incentives (LTI). Incentives could be discretionary or non discretionary depending on the plan.

Capital One offers a comprehensive, competitive, and inclusive set of health, financial and other benefits that support your total well-being. Learn more at the Capital One Careers website . Eligibility varies based on full or part-time status, exempt or non-exempt status, and management level.

This role is expected to accept applications for a minimum of 5 business days.

No agencies please. Capital One is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex (including pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions), race, color, age, national origin, religion, disability, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender reassignment, citizenship, immigration status, protected veteran status, or any other basis prohibited under applicable federal, state or local law. Capital One promotes a drug-free workplace. Capital One will consider for employment qualified applicants with a criminal history in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable laws regarding criminal background inquiries, including, to the extent applicable, Article 23-A of the New York Correction Law; San Francisco, California Police Code Article 49, Sections 4901-4920; New York City’s Fair Chance Act; Philadelphia’s Fair Criminal Records Screening Act; and other applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations regarding criminal background inquiries.

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Job Tags

Full time, Part time, Local area, Immediate start, Remote job, 3 days per week,

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