Senior Manager, Senior Counsel - Discovery Tech (Hybrid)

Company: Capital One
Location: Mc Lean
Posted on: April 1, 2026

Job Description:

Senior Manager, Senior Counsel - Discovery Tech (Hybrid) 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. 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. Job 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 Basic Qualifications: 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 Preferred Qualifications: 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 At this time, Capital One will not sponsor a new applicant for employment authorization for this position. This role is hybrid meaning associates typically spend 3 days per week in-person at one of our offices listed on this job posting. 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: $200,700 - $229,100 for Sr. Manager, Sr. Counsel Richmond, VA: $182,500 - $208,300 for Sr. Manager, Sr. 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 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 (EOE, including disability/vet) committed to non-discrimination in compliance with applicable federal, state, and local laws. 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. If you have visited our website in search of information on employment opportunities or to apply for a position, and you require an accommodation, please contact Capital One Recruiting at 1-800-304-9102 or via email at RecruitingAccommodation@capitalone.com . All information you provide will be kept confidential and will be used only to the extent required to provide needed reasonable accommodations. For technical support or questions about Capital One's recruiting process, please send an email to Careers@capitalone.com Capital One does not provide, endorse nor guarantee and is not liable for third-party products, services, educational tools or other information available through this site. Capital One Financial is made up of several different entities. Please note that any position posted in Canada is for Capital One Canada, any position posted in the United Kingdom is for Capital One Europe and any position posted in the Philippines is for Capital One Philippines Service Corp. (COPSSC).

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