Amicus #1: A Conversation with Prannv Dhawan

This is the debut episode of Amicus, the Yale Undergraduate Law Journal’s podcast, which features candid conversations with leaders at the forefront of the legal field. In this episode, host Joel Vincent sits down with Prannv Dhawan, a highly accomplished LLM candidate at Yale Law School.Key highlights of the interview include:- Legal Journey in India: Prannv discusses his path from high school directly into the National Law School of India University, his early inspirations drawn from India’s history of lawyer-leaders, and the influence of American legal education on the Indian system.- Clerking at the Supreme Court: He shares transformative experiences from his two-year clerkship for Justice B.V. Nagarathna, who is expected to become India’s first female Chief Justice, detailing the rigor and vision required to draft landmark judicial opinions.- Advocacy for Disability Rights: As an individual with a visual impairment, Prannv details his dedication to disability rights, including leading campaigns that successfully challenged exclusionary practices in Indian medical education.- Global Perspectives: The conversation explores the cross-jurisdictional learning between the U.S. and Indian legal systems, specifically regarding access to justice and social movement litigation.- Future Missions: Prannv concludes by discussing his current research at Yale, which examines the access-related obligations of private universities and the intersection of personal autonomy with public goods.