Senior Manager, Senior Counsel - Discovery Tech (Hybrid)

Capital One • McLean, VA

2d • $182,500 - $229,100 • Hybrid

About The Position

At Capital One, we’re building a leading information-based technology company. Still founder-led by Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Richard Fairbank, Capital One is on a mission to help our customers succeed by bringing ingenuity, simplicity, and humanity to banking. We measure our efforts by the success our customers enjoy and the advocacy they exhibit. We are succeeding because they are succeeding. Guided by our shared values, we thrive in an environment where collaboration and openness are valued. We believe that innovation is powered by perspective and that teamwork and respect for each other lead to superior results. We elevate each other and obsess about doing the right thing. Our associates serve with humility and a deep respect for their responsibility in helping our customers achieve their goals and realize their dreams. Together, we are on a quest to change banking for good. Description: As Senior Counsel on the Litigation group’s Discovery Tech team, you will support, grow, and improve the company’s in-house e-discovery program. You are pragmatic and practical in your understanding of e-discovery and litigation support activities. You understand the technical, practical, and legal impacts of methods for collecting, processing, analyzing, reviewing and producing electronically stored information for litigation discovery. You are collaborative, inquisitive, enthusiastic about technology - especially machine learning and AI. You innovate with other stakeholders within Legal to manage legal risks and costs in an evolving legal landscape. In this role, you will see litigation discovery as an opportunity to apply world-class technology and process techniques to control risks and costs while meeting the client’s needs and obligations in litigation. You will work with Capital One’s in-house discovery team, litigation teams, and outside counsel to perform and manage litigation support and discovery activities, including the collection, processing, analysis, review and production of electronically stored information.

Requirements

• Juris Doctor from an accredited law school
• Active member in good standing of at least one state bar
• At least 4 years of experience as an attorney in a law firm, at a government agency, as a military judge advocate or as in-house counsel
• At least 4 years of experience with eDiscovery software

Nice To Haves

• 4+ years of people management experience
• 5+ years of leadership experience in eDiscovery
• 5+ years of experience with Relativity eDiscovery software
• Experience with Technology Assisted Review workflows
• Experience with Generative AI workflows, including Relativity Active Learning and Relativity aiR
• Knowledge of current trends in discovery law and technology
• Effective oral and written communication skills with communicating status, timelines, risks, and potential impacts to stakeholders.
• Ability to work in a dynamic, collaborative environment to meet deadlines
• Detail oriented and organized with the ability to effectively prioritize tasks
• Strong quantitative and analytical skills

Responsibilities

• Manage litigation eDiscovery matters and pre-litigation demands, provide legal advice, and support internal investigations
• Oversee eDiscovery operations including legal hold and data preservation, data collection and processing, and document review and production
• Provide legal advice and guidance to internal stakeholders re: information retention, data preservation, and data migration from a litigation perspective.
• Educate in-house colleagues and outside counsel on discovery-related issues

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees