Maite Aguirrezabal has a Law Degree from the University of Valparaíso, a Diploma in Legal Management of Organizations from the University of Valparaíso, a Diploma in Advanced Studies and a PHD (Law) from the University of Navarra. She also has a Master in Business Law from the Universidad de los Andes. She teaches Procedural Law at the Faculty of Law of the Universidad de los Andes. She is part of the Research Council of the same University.

Her main lines of investigation are the collective procedures for the defense of class interests, effective judicial protection and access to justice.

She has been the Responsible Researcher of the following projects:

• Fondecyt de Iniciación - 11080052: "CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF THE COLLECTIVE PROCEDURE FOR THE DEFENSE OF THE CONSUMERS COLLECTIVE AND DIFFUSE INTERESTS".
• Fondecyt Regular - 1130462: "RECEPTION AND PROJECTION OF THE INNOVATIVE INJUNCTIONS IN THE CHILEAN PROCEDURAL SYSTEM".
• Fondecyt Regular - 1150276: "PROCEDURAL COLLABORATION AS A CONFIGURING ELEMENT OF THE PRINCIPLE DEVICE IN THE CIVIL PROCEDURE".
• Fondecyt Regular - 1200188: "CRITICAL REVIEW OF THE CLAIMS REMEDIES IN THE PUBLIC LAW FOR REGULATED MARKETS. A PROPOSAL FOR SYSTEMATIZATION FOR AN EFFECTIVE JUDICIAL PROTECTION"

Imparte la asignatura de Derecho Procesal en la Facultad de Derecho de la Universidad de los Andes.