562: Law Every 1L Should Know -- Personal Jurisdiction (Civil Procedure)

562: Law Every 1L Should Know -- Personal Jurisdiction (Civil Procedure)

From The Law School Toolbox Podcast: Tools for Law Students from 1L to the Bar Exam, and Beyond by Alison Monahan and Lee Burgess - Law School Toolbox, LLC

June 29, 2026 · 21 min · Episode 562

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This episode focuses on personal jurisdiction, an important civil procedure topic, discussing its branches and analyzing a fact pattern.

Welcome back to the Law School Toolbox podcast! This episode is part of the series "Law Every 1L Should Know", and today we're focusing on an important civil procedure topic -- personal jurisdiction. We'll discuss the two branches (general and specific jurisdiction) and we'll analyze a fact pattern at the end of the episode. Thanks to Juno for sponsoring this episode! If you're thinking about student loans for law school, head to JoinJuno.com to explore your options and see how Juno can help you find a better rate. In this episode we discuss: What is civil procedure? The basics of personal jurisdiction General and specific jurisdiction How to analyze personal jurisdiction questions on an exam, and a sample hypothetical scenario Resources: JoinJuno.com (https://joinjuno.com/) Pennoyer v. Neff (https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/95/714/) International Shoe Co. v. Washington (https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/326/310/) Daimler AG v. Bauman (https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/571/117/) Ford Motor Co. v. Montana (https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/592/19-368/) Mallory v. Norfolk Southern Railway Co. (https://www.oyez.org/cases/2022/21-1168) Podcast…

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