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Legal Counsel, Audiobook Licensing

extra holidays - extra parental leave
Remote: 
Hybrid
Contract: 
Full time
Experience: 
Senior (5-10 years)
Work from: 
London (GB), Stockholm (SE)

Offer summary

Qualifications:

Swedish or UK qualified lawyer, 7+ years of relevant experience, Strong knowledge of copyright law, Experience in audiobook licensing agreements, Ability to handle fast-paced environments.

Key responsabilities:

  • Provide legal advice on audiobook rights
  • Support Business Affairs on licensing matters
  • Structure and negotiate audiobook license agreements
  • Act as subject matter expert on legal obligations
  • Day-to-day legal support for book publishers
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Spotify Music XLarge https://www.lifeatspotify.com/
5001 - 10000 Employees
HQ: Stockholm
About Spotify
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 opportunity to enjoy and be inspired by it. Spotify transformed music listening forever when it launched in Sweden in 2008. Discover, manage and share over 70m tracks for free, or upgrade to Spotify Premium to access exclusive features including offline mode, improved sound quality, and an ad-free music listening experience. Today, Spotify is the most popular global audio streaming service with 365m users, including 165m subscribers across 178 markets. We are the largest driver of revenue to the music business today.
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Job description

We are seeking a Legal Counsel with strong audiobook licensing experience to join our Legal Licensing & BD Team. As legal counsel in our legal audiobook licensing team you will work closely with Business Affairs, negotiating and drafting audiobook licenses with major and independent book publishers and providing day-to-day legal input on business and strategy related to Spotify’s audiobook initiative. Our work is cutting edge, fast-paced and always evolving so we are looking for an innovative, progressive and proactive problem-solver to join our team.

What You'll Do
  • Provide strategic, tactical legal advice related to audiobook rights in a creative, business-centric way.
  • Support and advise our Business Affairs teams on legal audiobook licensing matters.
  • Structure, draft, and negotiate audiobook license agreements. 
  • Serve as Spotify’’s subject matter expert on the legal obligations related to audiobook content. 
  • Act as the day-to-day legal support for Spotify’s commercial relationship with top international book publishers!

    • Who You Are
  • Swedish or UK qualified lawyer with 7+ years of relevant law firm and/or in-house counsel transactional experience.
  • Excellent legal analytical skills and strong working knowledge of copyright law and legal issues relating to the audiobook space, including experience negotiating and drafting complex content licensing agreements between digital services and book publishers.
  • Strong commercial acumen with a practical, business-oriented approach to problem-solving and ability to effectively counsel business teams by providing pragmatic, commercial and timely advice.
  • Ability to be nimble and work in a fast-paced environment with changing needs and demanding timelines.

    • Where You'll Be
  • This position is located in either London, UK or Stockholm, Sweden

    • Required profile

    Experience

    Level of experience: Senior (5-10 years)
    Industry :
    Music
    Spoken language(s):
    English
    Check out the description to know which languages are mandatory.

    Hard Skills

    Contract NegotiationContract DraftingProject CollaborationCopyright LawsLegal Analysis

    Other Skills

    • Business Acumen
    • Problem Solving
    • Verbal Communication Skills
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