Legal Intern

Johnson Controls, Inc.; Milwaukee (WI); In loco; USD 33.000 - 47.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

Johnson Controls Summer Legal Internship Program is a 10-week paid summer 2027 internship based at our North America Headquarters in Glendale, WI. Interns will gain exposure to corporate matters, including contracts, litigation, labor & employment, IP, data privacy, compliance, investigations, and M&A.

As part of the in-house legal team, you will work closely with colleagues across the enterprise on substantive projects and develop practical understanding of in-house legal practice.

Competenze

• Strong research, writing, and analytical skills are required.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills for a team environment.
• Ability to identify and analyze legal, compliance, and business risks.

Mansioni

• Conduct substantive legal research and analysis.
• Draft legal memoranda and other written work product.
• Review contracts and other documents.
• Identify and analyze legal, compliance, and business risks.
• Support legal projects across multiple practice areas.

Conoscenze

Strong research

Writing

Analytical skills

Formazione

First-year law student

Descrizione del lavoro

Johnson Controls Summer Legal Internship Program

WHO WE ARE

Johnson Controls is a global leader in thermal management, mission-critical building systems, energy efficiency, and decarbonization. For more than 140 years, we have helped shape the indoor environments where the world’s most important work gets done. Backed by advanced technology, lifecycle services, and an industry-leading field organization, we help customers improve building performance, use energy more productively, reduce carbon emissions, and operate with greater precision and resilience.

The Johnson Controls Legal Department provides high-quality legal advice to protect, empower, and enable our business. We help our colleagues develop practical solutions that manage legal and compliance risk while achieving business objectives.

POSITION SUMMARY

Johnson Controls is seeking enthusiastic first-year law students for a 10-week paid summer 2027 internship with our in-house legal team. The program offers meaningful, hands‑on experience and an opportunity to see how lawyers support a complex global business.

Interns will gain exposure to a variety of corporate legal matters, including contracts, litigation, labor & employment, intellectual property, data privacy, compliance, investigations, and mergers & acquisitions. Working alongside members of our collaborative legal team, interns will contribute to substantive projects and develop a practical understanding of in‑house legal practice.

LOCATION

The internship is based primarily at Johnson Controls’ North America Headquarters in Glendale, WI.

RESPONSIBILITIES

As a member of the Johnson Controls Legal Department, you will work closely with members of the in‑house legal team, business professionals across the enterprise, and outside counsel.

Responsibilities may include:

• Conducting substantive legal research and analysis
• Drafting legal memoranda and other written work product
• Reviewing contracts and other documents
• Identifying and analyzing legal, compliance, and business risks
• Supporting legal projects and matters across a variety of practice areas

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE

Candidates must be full‑time law students who will have completed their first year of law school immediately before the start of the summer 2027 internship.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Anticipated law school graduation in 2029
• Strong research, writing, and analytical skills
• Sound judgment, intellectual curiosity, and creative problem‑solving skills
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to articulate ideas clearly
• Highly motivated, adaptable, and able to collaborate with a diverse team
• Proactive and able to respond thoughtfully and efficiently in a dynamic environment
• Accurate and detail‑oriented
• Uncompromising integrity and high ethical standards personally and professionally
• Interest in understanding how to apply legal skills to commercial objectives and business realities

HIRING HOURLY RANGE: $29.00/hour (Hourly rate to be determined by the education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities of the applicant, internal equity, location and alignment with market data.) This position includes a competitive benefits package. For details, please visit the About Us tab on the Johnson Controls Careers site at https://jobs.johnsoncontrols.com/about-us