Legal Intern - Leadership Council for Legal Diversity Scholar Job at Johnson Controls, Milwaukee, WI

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  • Johnson Controls
  • Milwaukee, WI

Job Description

WHO WE ARE Johnson Controls is a global leader creating a safe, comfortable, and sustainable world. The Company operates in hundreds of locations in over 50 countries and employs approximately 105,000 people worldwide. We offer the world’s largest portfolio of building products, technologies, software, and services.

The Johnson Controls Legal Department provides high-quality legal advice to protect, empower, and facilitate our business. We help our colleagues find solutions that enable them to mitigate risk while achieving their business strategies.

LCLD PARTNERSHIP In partnership with the Leadership Council on Legal Diversity, Johnson Controls is accepting applications from current full-time, 1L law students to participate in the 1L LCLD Scholars Program. This program is designed to strengthen the legal pipeline by expanding the number of opportunities for diverse first-year law students. Johnson Controls provides 1L Scholars with valuable professional experiences while introducing them to the value of relationships and building networks with LCLD Members.

POSITION SUMMARY This is your chance to gain real-world experience in the legal department of a Fortune Global 500 company. Johnson Controls is seeking two (2) enthusiastic 1L LCLD Scholars to work with its in-house legal team for 10 weeks during the summer of 2025. The interns will have exposure to various aspects of a global corporate legal environment, including contract review, litigation, labor and employment, intellectual property, data privacy, compliance, investigations, and mergers and acquisitions. We are a highly collaborative team, so the interns will have the opportunity to work on a variety of projects. Applicants with an interest in Environment, Social and Governance (ESG) strongly encouraged. This is a paid position.

LOCATION This internship is based primarily at Johnson Controls’ North America Headquarters in Glendale, WI. 2

RESPONSIBITLITIES As a member of the Johnson Controls Legal Department, you will work closely with members of the in-house legal team as well as with business professionals across the enterprise and outside counsel. Your responsibilities may include substantive research and writing, document review, and risk analysis.

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE Candidates must be full-time law students that will complete their first year of law school immediately before the internship. The internship is for the summer of 2025.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Anticipated law school graduation in 2027

• Interest in and familiarity with the Leadership Council on Legal Diversity (LCLD)

• Strong research and analytical skills, sound judgment, and innovative thinking

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills; the ability to clearly articulate ideas

• Highly motivated and adaptable; the ability to work on a team of diverse individuals

• Proactive; the ability to respond creatively and quickly in a dynamic environment

• Accurate and detail-oriented

• Uncompromising integrity and high ethical standards personally and professionally • An interest in understanding how to apply legal skills to commercial objectives and realities

Legal Intern - Leadership Council for Legal Diversity Scholar at Johnson Controls summary:

The Legal Intern position at Johnson Controls offers first-year law students the opportunity to gain practical experience in a corporate legal department. Interns will engage in contract review, litigation, and compliance, working alongside a collaborative legal team focused on diverse projects including Environment, Social, and Governance (ESG) issues. This paid internship, part of the Leadership Council on Legal Diversity Scholars Program, aims to enhance the pipeline for diverse legal talent.

Keywords:

legal internship, law students, corporate law, contract review, litigation, ESG, compliance, Leadership Council on Legal Diversity, research, risk analysis

Job Tags

Full time, Contract work, Summer work, Internship, Immediate start, Worldwide,

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