María Pía joined the Environment and Natural Resources area of FerradaNehme in 2019. She studied at Universidad de Chile, where she was teaching assistant of the Environmental Law course, with the professors Javier Vergara and Patricio Leyton. In addition, she was teaching assistant of Criminal Law, with the professor Lautaro Contreras, and teaching assistant of Civil Law, with the professor Mauricio Tapia.

As part of her academic experience, she studied a Diploma in Circular Economy at the Universidad de Chile, a diploma in Enviromental Law at Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, participated in the Environmental Education course from the Ministry of the Environment and in an internship at the Superintendence of the Environment.