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Spotify

Legal Counsel, Litigation and Copyright

New York, NY · Senior

Sponsorship not specified$170k-$243kDetected 20 days ago
Intellectual PropertyCommunication

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About the role

  • There will be some in person meetings, but still allows for flexibility to work from home.

Responsibilities

  • Work with outside counsel to develop case strategy, manage budgets, and drive efficient resolution of contentious disputes.
  • Partner with the business on litigation and legal risk issues and work with colleagues to fashion solutions that balance legal risk with company objectives.
  • Develop litigation case strategies, work closely with Spotify's communications team, and formulate plans to resolve disputes efficiently.
  • Identify and mitigate threats against the company, whether from partners, users, content owners, or others.
  • Build scalable processes to address a growing number of claims across copyright, patent, and other areas.

Requirements

  • You hold a law degree (or equivalent) from a top-flight law school and are qualified to practice law as in-house counsel in the State of New York.
  • You have 5+ years of litigation experience at a law firm, in-house, or both, including meaningful experience with copyright litigation.
  • You have experience with e-discovery and managing complex, multi-jurisdictional disputes.
  • You have a passion for solving legal problems and can explain legal concepts - including technical copyright issues - to non-lawyers.
  • You are comfortable working with large data sets and technical subject matter
  • you may not be an engineer, but you can speak the language and understand the concepts.
  • You are a problem solver who can stay calm when problems come your way.
  • You have excellent judgment - you can think a problem through when you need to, but have also developed instincts that you can trust.
  • You are self-motivated and can identify and complete work that needs to be done without being instructed.
  • You can advocate for a position while balancing risk and multiple colleagues' and business considerations.

Nice to have

  • Spotify's Legal team is growing.
  • We're facing innovative challenges that mirror the groundbreaking industry and product at the heart of our company.
  • As Legal Counsel, Litigation, you will work on a variety of litigation, copyright, patent, and other contentious and advisory matters, and help craft the way our company thinks about and handles them.
  • Your experience making risk-based assessments and proactively finding solutions to complex problems will be crucial.
  • Significant e-discovery experience and experience conducting confidential inquiries are a plus.
  • Knowledge of music, media, tech, IP, and/or consumer issues is a plus.
  • A technical background or experience with software, streaming, or audio technology patents is a plus but not required.

Compensation

  • $170k-$243k

Company info

  • Who You'll Be - Onsite: (For example: You'll be based in our New York office) - We offer you the flexibility to work where you work best!
  • At Spotify, we are passionate about inclusivity and making sure our entire recruitment process is accessible to everyone.
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