Airbnb Legal Counsel & 

Spain, Catalonia, Barcelona 

217539553

A Typical Day

• Provide effective, business-focused, day-to-day legal advice to all our business teams on a broad range of issues, including EU and regulatory compliance, litigation, consumer rights, e-commerce laws and intellectual property.
• Deliver clear, practical guidance that enables our business partners to achieve their objectives while mitigating legal risk and prioritizing the interests of our community.
• Collaborate effectively with colleagues accross EMEA and globally to ensure consistent, aligned legal advice.
• Proactively draft, review and refine internal processes, policies and workflows.
• Instruct and manage outside counsel as needed, ensuring the delivery of cost-effective, business-orientated legal advice.
• Stay up to date on legal and regulatory developments affecting Airbnb’s businesses.
• Travel domestically and internationally as required, including occasional travel to the United States.
• Build and maintain strong relationships to establish yourself as a trusted partner to key stakeholders.
• Clearly communicate legal risks and mitigation strategies to both legal and non-legal audiences, considering regulatory and other relevant factors.

Your Expertise

• Spanish Degree in Law with a strong academic record and/or demonstrated record of success as a practicing lawyer.
• A minimum of 6+ PQE, with relevant experience in a law firm handling regulatory and/or litigation matters. Experience in an in-house legal department is a plus.
• Qualified to practice in Spain. Additional qualifications in another EU or common law jurisdiction are a strong plus.
• Native Spanish speaker with fluency in English (both written and oral) is essential. Fluency in additional languages (i.e Catalan) is a strong plus.
• Excellent organizational and analytical skills
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Intellectually curious, open-minded, adaptable, comfortable with ambiguity and risk, and energized by dynamic change
• Proactive in identifying when action is needed and capable of proposing well-reasoned solutions
• Comfortable navigating a fluid regulatory landscape and skilled at identifying both risk and opportunities as laws evolve. Able to deliver realistic legal risk assessments in areas of responsibility
• Able to inspire trust, build strong relationships quickly, and earn the confidence and cooperation of business partners
• Capable of working both collaboratively and autonomously, with minimal supervision, while managing competing priorities and interdependencies in a fast-paced environment
• High level of integrity, professionalism, intellectual curiosity, sense of humor and a genuine willingness to grow.

Offices: Barcelona, Spain