Legal Counsel

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Legal Counsel - Platform Liability
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Spotify’s Legal team is growing. We’re facing innovative challenges that mirror the ground-breaking industry and product at the heart of our company. As Legal Counsel, Platform Liability & Enforcement at Spotify, you will help supervise Spotify’s legal takedown practices and policies and you will provide legal support for the teams that develop, implement, and support Spotify’s content policies. You will also work directly to resolve claims related to these policies and help build out processes for scale. Your experience making risk-based assessments and proactively finding solutions to complex problems will be crucial.
Responsibilities
Advise on Spotify’s global compliance with online safety frameworks and safe harbor laws (e.g., India IT Rules, Australia Online Safety Act, MOCI Regulation No. 5)
Support managing Spotify’s legal takedown process, including providing legal guidance on handling user notices and government-issued takedown requests
Provide legal advice across Spotify on platform liability, including issue-spotting and strategizing solutions for new products
Work with internal and external counsel and government affairs experts to track evolving legal requirements across the territories where Spotify operates
Collaborate with Product and Trust & Safety teams to assess and implement online safety features, including tools addressing harmful or unlawful content
Work on proactive enforcement efforts regarding potential abuse of the Spotify platform
Provide legal support for litigations and press inquiries arising out of content takedown issues
Work with operations teams within and outside the legal team to develop efficient, scalable practices around legal takedown requests
Perform rotational work as business requires
Qualifications
You have a Law or equivalent degree
A minimum of 5+ years of experience in a law firm and/or in-house legal department
Deep understanding of intermediary liability frameworks, with preference for experience litigating intermediary liability cases
Proven expertise in content-related legal issues
Experience in assessing and advising on a broad set of legal standards, even when those standards are new to you
Experience in partnering with global stakeholders
Ability to explain legal concepts to non-lawyers
Problem solver who stays calm under pressure
Collaborative builder of practical, implementable tools and operational solutions, especially with non-lawyers
Self-motivated and able to identify and complete work without instruction
Strong multi-tasking and triage skills to prioritize matters
Willingness to dig deep on projects
Team-oriented with the ability to work with both lawyers and non-legal stakeholders
Comfortable incorporating AI tools (e.g., ChatGPT, Gemini) into day-to-day work to drive efficiency and scalable legal support
Where you'll be
This role is based in Singapore or Sydney. We offer flexibility to work from home with some in-person meetings.
Spotify is an equal opportunity employer. You are welcome at Spotify for who you are, no matter where you come from, what you look like, or what’s playing in your headphones. Our platform is for everyone, and so is our workplace. The more voices we have represented and amplified in our business, the more we will all thrive, contribute, and be forward-thinking. So bring us your personal experience, your perspectives, and your background. It’s in our differences that we will find the power to keep revolutionizing the way the world listens.
At Spotify, we are passionate about inclusivity and making sure our entire recruitment process is accessible to everyone. We have ways to request reasonable accommodations during the interview process and help assist in what you need. If you need accommodations at any stage of the application or interview process, please let us know — we’re here to support you in any way we can.
Spotify transformed music listening forever when we launched in 2008. Our mission is to unlock the potential of human creativity by giving a million creative artists the opportunity to live off their art and billions of fans the chance to enjoy and be passionate about these creators. Everything we do is driven by our love for music and podcasting. Today, we are the world’s most popular audio streaming subscription service.
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