# Legal Counsel, Litigation and Copyright at Spotify

- Company: Spotify
- What the company does: Spotify is a digital music service that gives you access to millions of songs. Backed by Accel, Kleiner Perkins and Norwest.
- Company website: http://www.spotify.com
- Type: Startups
- Level: Mid level
- Location: New York, NY
- Work setup: On-site
- Pay: $170K to $243K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-10-01
- Apply by: 2026-11-23
- Apply: https://jobs.lever.co/spotify/8d54dd6d-d7e0-4298-b051-423bcec4089e?utm_source=1752vc&utm_medium=careers
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/spotify-legal-counsel-litigation-and-copyright/

## About the role

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. The work we face is constantly developing, and the workload is growing faster than we can, so we will look to you to think thoughtfully about processes and policies that will help meet our goals. Your experience making risk-based assessments and proactively finding solutions to complex problems will be crucial. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

## What they're looking for

- 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 experience contributing to teams that drive successful outcomes on complex matters
- You have a demonstrated ability to evaluate copyright claims, work with technical experts, and develop defense strategies
- You have a passion for solving legal problems and can explain legal concepts — including technical copyright issues — to non-lawyers

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