Capital One · 2 months ago
Sr. Manager/Sr. Counsel - Commercial Real Estate (Hybrid)
New York, NY
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level
$210K/yr - $240K/yr
5+ years expCapital One’s Legal Department is seeking an experienced commercial real estate finance attorney to support its growing Commercial Bank. The role involves providing legal support and strategic advice on commercial real estate transactions, while collaborating with various internal teams and overseeing outside counsel.
Financial Services
No H1B
Responsibilities
Advising the CRE finance businesses on a wide variety of matters
Providing legal support to CRE as a trusted advisor and strategic partner to the transaction teams and other internal partners
Working with business partners on the structuring, due diligence, documenting, negotiating and closing of CRE transactions
Engaging and overseeing outside legal counsel in an effective and efficient manner
Partnering collaboratively with other internal counsel and business teams in the Commercial Bank and across the enterprise
Advising Commercial Bank business partners on communications with external parties, including customers, regulators, partners, industry trade groups and outside law firms
Providing thought and strategic leadership on relevant industry and regulatory developments
Leading projects such as the development of form documents, negotiation guidelines and training sessions
Partnering with the Commercial Bank’s Risk and Compliance officers to ensure comprehensive support
Partnering with the Operations team to drive process improvements
Qualification
Required
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 working on commercial lending transactions
At least 2 years of legal counsel experience focusing on commercial real estate financing transactions or mortgage secured real estate financing
Preferred
5+ years of experience in a law firm, in-house legal department, or a combination with a focus on commercial real estate financing transactions, mortgage secured real estate financing, CMBS, and/or structured repurchase transactions
Experience with loan syndications
Willingness to work on various types of commercial real estate lending transactions
Working knowledge of commercial real estate lending issues involving title insurance, surveys, zoning, and flood, casualty/liability insurance
Experience leading projects relating to form document development
Excellent oral and written communication skills
Strong ability to quickly understand the business needs and partner with the business
Benefits
Capital One offers a comprehensive, competitive, and inclusive set of health, financial and other benefits that support your total well-being.
Company
Capital One
Capital One is a financial services company that provides banking, credit card, auto loan, savings, and commercial banking services.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$5.45BKey Investors
Berkshire Hathaway
2025-09-11Post Ipo Debt· $2.75B
2025-01-30Post Ipo Debt· $1.75B
2023-05-15Post Ipo Equity· $954M
Leadership Team
Daniel Arellano
Senior Vice President, Business Cards and Payments
Justin Burch
Senior Vice President
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