During law school, Maria interned at the Office of the Chief Counsel for Trade Enforcement and Compliance (CC-TEC) at the International Trade Administration, working on anti-dumping and countervailing duty cases. She also interned in the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy National Security Division, where she helped draft policy recommendations and briefed senior staff on U.S.-China developments. Most recently, Maria served as a legal fellow with the Democratic staff of the U.S. House Select Committee on China, where she assisted the general counsel.