Before you jump on the deal, you should if not already, call up capital one to make sure of the following:
who is handling your account, amount owing, and if the law firm owns the debt now or does capital still. You can further check if the company is licensed to do business. Make sure you have the initial notice from the law firm in writing.
Assuming capital one still owns the debt and they just hired the law firm to collect, here is my breakdown.
When you have an account in collections, the debt is usually written off with an R9 rating, meaning it will stay there for up to 7 years.
Even if you settle the debt, the only thing that changes is the note on your bureau for the capital one account, which will state "account settled".
If however, the law firm owns the debt now, I have no knowledge in this field. You should probably contact either a lawyer or consumer services in your province.

