I was considering going into a joint MSW/JD program during my last year in undergrad, but I had lunch with a former professor who also practices law (she has a jd, history degree and msw!) and she really shed some insight for me. she broght up the point that as a social worker, I would be expected to act in that capacity; not to be giving legal advice. and as a lawyer, the reverse would apply. so each profession would expect a particular role, not necessarily a loose mix of both roles as I had sort of assumed.
So that really made me reflect about what sort of profession I would like to pursue, and for what reason. even though law can be far more lucrative and 'respected' than social work, would it enable me to really help people in the same way that social work might? Right now I'm just focusing on doing my Masters and seeing what comes next.
