58 - The Importance of a Will // A New Lawyer has Appeared
Dying is a natural part of life, but what about the admin work that comes after it? Who deals with it? Can you even deal with it? Another type of lawyer, Bao Nguyen, is joining us to share about the morbid side of death and importance of having a Will. We also get to know Bao's journey to law, with a side of political advisory.
To get you thinking about own life admin if the unexpected ever happens, Arver Law is offering a $150 discount exclusively to Rice n Mics listeners for drafting of your Will, valid until 31 December 2025. Please email bnguyen@arverlaw.com.au for more information.
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Music: aKu - Love Shine | aKu - The Final Blow
Chapters
0:00 Intro
2:52 SWEH Expo, Arver Law
5:31 The law journey, too sane to work as a youth officer
8:57 Applying for a Cabra law firm, learning Viet, YES I AM SICK
12:28 Work at the Cabra law firm, differences with a larger firm
15:17 Toxic work culture, emails at 2AM?!
18:57 Hitting a dark spot, changes in work
21:08 More about the Cabra law firm, Maccas
24:35 The clarkeship/graduate experience, Shanghai exchange
32:30 VSA (Vietnamese Students Association)
35:35 Community events, working with Dai Le origin story
40:58 Working as a Policy Advisor for Dai
42:35 What's it like working in a politician's office?
45:25 Election time, who prints posters? Putting posters up?
48:57 Political drama
52:18 Young advisory committee, changes with Gen Z voters
54:16 BRAINROT political campaigns
55:44 The importance of wills, younger clients?
1:00:51 Issues when you don't have a will
1:04:30 Signing off my family member's wishes after death
1:08:02 Living wills vs dead wills
1:11:11 Why can't AI just write it? A DISCOUNT CODE??
1:15:57 Outro
Bao Nguyen
Hi, I'm Bao, an OG fan of Rice n Mics and still a little bewildered to be guesting on this podcast. My quirk is that I often talk to people about preparing for their death and what strategies to consider (in the legal sense) when it comes to their end of life plans.
I try to add elements of light-heartedness, compassion and ease into the most morbid task, your Last Will and Testament. "You have two properties in your sole name and a husky? Let's plan what to do with it if (god forbid if it ever happens) your plane disappears". This is something you would hear me say often if you were client.
Aside from this, you'll hear more about my journey of becoming a lawyer and the unlikely route of being a political advisor. I ground myself in being grateful for every opportunity presented and excited to share more on this episode.
To get you thinking about own life admin if the unexpected ever happens, Arver Law is offering a $150 discount exclusively to Rice n Mics listeners for drafting of your Will, valid until 31 December 2025. Please email bnguyen@arverlaw.com.au for more information.
