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Legal Counsel - Platform Liability

Provide legal counsel on platform liability, content takedown processes, and compliance with safe harbor laws like DMCA and Section 230. Support policy teams, litigation, and scalable enforcement practices for Spotify's global platform. Requires 5+ years experience and expertise in intermediary liability and copyright law.

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On-site5+ YOELegal

About the role

What You'll Do

  • Advise on Spotify’s global compliance with platform liability frameworks and content safe harbor laws (e.g., Digital Services Act, DMCA, Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act)
  • Support managing Spotify’s legal takedown process, across content types, across all types of legal issues including intellectual property and speech-based offenses
  • Provide legal advice across Spotify on platform liability, including issue-spotting and strategizing solutions for exciting new products
  • Work with internal and external counsel and government affairs experts to track evolving legal requirements across the territories where Spotify operates
  • Counsel the teams responsible for building, managing, and implementing Spotify’s content policies, including the Trust & Safety team and the Content Protection team
  • 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

Who You Are

  • Law degree (or equivalent)
  • 5+ years of experience working in a law firm and/or in-house legal department
  • Deep understanding of intermediary liability frameworks, with a preference for experience litigating cases involving intermediary liability
  • Proven expertise in copyright law and other content-related legal issues
  • Experience assessing and advising on a broad set of legal standards, even when those standards are new to you
  • Experience in partnering with global stakeholders
  • A passion for legal problems; you can explain legal concepts to non-lawyers
  • A problem solver who stays calm when problems come your way
  • A builder; you can work collaboratively (especially with non-lawyers) on finding practical, implementable tools and operational solutions
  • Self-motivated and can identify and complete work to be done without being instructed
  • A multi-tasker who can triage to make sure the right matters get your attention
  • You’re willing to really dig deep on projects
  • You work well as part of a team — both with other lawyers and with non-legal stakeholders

Skills

DmcaSection 230Digital Services ActCopyright LawIntermediary LiabilityContent ModerationPlatform LiabilityIntellectual PropertyTrust & SafetyLegal Takedown Processes

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