Capital One Financial Corporation

Manager, Counsel - Retail Bank Legal (Hybrid)

Capital One Financial Corporation$149K — $171K *
Finance & Insurance
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Juris Doctor from an accredited law school
  • Active member in good standing of at least one state bar
  • 3+ years of experience as an attorney in a law firm, government agency, military judge advocate, or in-house counsel
  • 4+ years preferred with experience advising bank depository business teams
  • Expertise in key financial regulations (Regulation E, CC, DD, UDAAP)
  • Knowledge of deposit account ownership and FDIC insurance
  • Strong analytical, communication, and organizational skills

Responsibilities

  • Serve as the Legal point of contact for bank and cafe operations
  • Provide legal advice on customer complaints and disputes
  • Collaborate with compliance partners to investigate consumer complaints
  • Identify and resolve potential compliance or operational errors
  • Develop standardized responses to recurring complaint types
  • Provide insights on litigation and regulatory trends
  • Facilitate communication between business teams and legal experts

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health benefits
  • Financial wellness programs
  • Long-term incentive options
  • Inclusive workplace culture
  • Eligibility for performance-based compensation
Full Job Description
Manager, Counsel - Retail Bank Legal (Hybrid)

Overview:

An amazing opportunity exists for an experienced attorney to join Capital One’s Consumer & Small Business Legal team. In this critical business counsel role, you will provide strategic legal counsel to the team that manages Capital One’s branches and cafes. You will also support our customer complaints line of business. Senior executives at Capital One rely on trends identified in customer complaints to make business decisions - you will serve a critical role in investigating, responding to and identifying strategic insights from these complaints. In this role, you will support Capital One’s customer-facing physical footprint and help identify trends within the company, across the financial industry, as well as both the federal and state regulatory environment.

As business counsel, you will:

  • Serve as the Legal point of contact for bank and cafe operations functions - including support for questions that arise in connection with branch and cafe servicing and operations strategy;

  • Provide legal advice and support on responses to customer complaints and disputes;

  • Work with compliance and business partners to investigate consumer complaints and develop appropriate written response;

  • Identify and coordinate resolution of potential line of business compliance or operational errors;

  • Provide legal advice on approaches for standardized responses to particular types or recurring instances of complaints or non-lit demands for compensation;

  • Provide information on litigation and regulatory trends;

  • Translate the laws and legal requirements for the business teams and the business intent for the legal team and legal subject matter experts; and

  • Actively engage with colleagues to provide legal support as part of a collaborative and cross-functional team.

This role is hybrid meaning associates spend 3 days per week in-person at one of our offices listed on this job posting.

Basic Qualifications:

  • Juris Doctor from an accredited law school

  • Active member in good standing of at least one state bar

  • At least 3 years of experience as an attorney in a law firm, at a government agency, as a military judge advocate or as in-house counsel

Preferred Qualifications:

  • 4+ years of experience as an attorney in a law firm, in-house legal department, or government agency involving regulatory experience, with specific experience in advising bank depository business teams

  • Expertise in Regulation E, Regulation CC, Regulation DD, UDAAP, Articles 3, 4 and 4A

  • Knowledge of deposit account ownership structures, FDIC insurance requirements

  • Knowledge of The Uniform Commercial Code (UCC)

  • Ability to prioritize and manage a significant volume of legal questions on a broad array of topics with multiple and simultaneous deadlines

  • Ability to rapidly synthesize new information and make quick, well-grounded decisions

  • Ability and desire to learn new areas of law

  • Strong communication and interpersonal skills

  • Strong analytical and organizational skills

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

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: $164,800 - $188,100 for Manager, CounselRichmond, VA: $149,800 - $171,000 for Manager, Counsel


Riverwoods, IL: $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, and the actual annualized salary amount offered to any candidate at the time of hire will be reflected solely in the candidates 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 theCapital 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.

About Capital One Financial Corporation

Chevy Chase Bank is the greater Washington region's largest locally-owned banking institution providing a complete array of financial products and services to consumers and businesses in Maryland, Virginia, and the District of Columbia. The Bank, which is headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland, has approximately 250 branches and over 1,000 ATMs, more than anyone else in the greater Washington market. Chevy Chase Bank currently has over $16 billion in assets and services over 1 million customers. For more information about Chevy Chase Bank, please visit chevychasebank.com.

Capital One Financial Corporation Careers

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At Capital One, we are committed to excellence and setting our team members up for success. By joining our dynamic team, you will engage in meaningful work that makes a real difference. From developing cutting-edge technology to crafting personalized financial solutions, every position at Capital One is geared towards redefining the future of banking.

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For those starting their journey, Capital One offers enriching internship programs that provide a glimpse into the culture and work ethic that drives our success. Interns gain hands-on experience, valuable insights, and the opportunity to network with leaders across the company. For seasoned professionals, we offer positions that challenge your expertise while encouraging balance and innovation.

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Learn more about Capital One Financial Corporation
Size
51,500 employees
Market Cap
$34.1 billion
Industry
Net Income
$2.7 billion
Founded
1994
5 Year Trend
+2.4%
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