Gender Justice & Education Policy
Ten months with the National Women's Law Center's Education team, studying how policy shapes gender equity in schools — including a capstone on menstrual equity presented to the Center's partners.
International Relations & Law
Ameara Smith
Working toward a career in law at the intersection of gender justice, human rights, and public policy.
Georgetown University · School of Foreign Service · Class of 2028
About
A path to the law that started abroad.
Ameara Smith is an international relations student at Georgetown University's School of Foreign Service, where she is building toward law school and a career in gender justice and human rights.
Her introduction to the law came in Italy. She spent her eleventh-grade year in Viterbo with School Year Abroad and interned for nine months at Studio Legale Perugi & Celoni, observing case handling, assisting with filings, and learning the Italian legal system from the inside. She now speaks Italian at a professional working level.
Back in Pennsylvania, she interned under the Honorable Jodi Griffis of the Montgomery County District Court — sitting in on hearings, assisting with case filings, and traveling to meet clients. At the National Women's Law Center she spent ten months with the Education team, studying gender justice advocacy in education policy and completing a capstone project on menstrual equity that she presented to the Center's partners.
At Georgetown she works in the university libraries, guides campus tours with the Blue & Gray Tour Guide Society, and is part of Students of Georgetown, Inc. — the largest student-run nonprofit in the world.
- Focus
- Gender justice · Human rights · Education policy
- Education
- Georgetown University
School of Foreign Service, 2028 - Languages
- English · Italian
- Based in
- Washington, D.C.
Norristown, Pennsylvania
Areas of Focus
Three threads, one throughline.
International & Comparative Law
Nine months inside an Italian law firm and a full academic year in Viterbo. Working familiarity with Italian legal process, and professional proficiency in the language.
Courts & Public Service
A judicial internship in the Montgomery County District Court — hearings, case filings, and client meetings alongside a sitting district judge.
Experience
Legal & policy work.
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Intern
Summer 2026Biblioteca delle Donne /L'Aquila, Italy
Summer placement with a women's library and documentation centre, continuing her work at the intersection of gender studies and Italian civil society.
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Intern, Education Team
Sep 2024 — Jun 2025National Women's Law Center /Washington, D.C.
Trained across the Center's key policy priorities and worked with the Education team on gender justice advocacy in education policy. Completed a capstone project on menstrual equity and presented it to partners at the law center.
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Legal Intern
Apr — May 2024Montgomery County District Court /Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
Interned under District Judge the Honorable Jodi Griffis. Assisted with filing cases, sat in on hearings, and traveled to meet clients. Supported clerical work for the judge's private practice.
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Legal Intern
Sep 2022 — May 2023Studio Legale Perugi & Celoni /Viterbo, Italy
Interned under an Italian attorney across a nine-month placement. Observed case handling, managed filings, and developed a working knowledge of Italian legal process — in Italian.
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Research & Communications Intern
Jun — Aug 2023Maven Communications /Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Produced a weekly monitoring report for the firm's clients — researching each account, then interpreting and organising findings for company leadership.
Additional Experience
- Student Library Assistant Georgetown University Library 2025 —
- Employee Students of Georgetown, Inc. (The Corp) 2025 —
- Seasonal Sales Associate Theory 2025 —
- Sales Associate Club Pilates 2024 — 2025
- Retail Associate Aerie by AEO, Inc. 2023 — 2026
- Intern First Tee — Greater Philadelphia 2023
- Summer Camp Counselor Springside Chestnut Hill Academy 2021
Education
Washington, Viterbo, Philadelphia.
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Georgetown University
2024 — 2028B.S., International Relations and Affairs · School of Foreign Service · Washington, D.C.
- Blue & Gray Tour Guide Society
- Students of Georgetown, Inc.
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School Year Abroad — Italy
2022 — 2023Academic year abroad, eleventh grade · Viterbo, Italy
Studied in Italian alongside a nine-month law internship, and tutored English locally.
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Springside Chestnut Hill Academy
2012 — 2024High School Diploma · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania · GPA 4.3
- Cum Laude Society
- Varsity Tennis, Captain
- Service Council
- Student Facilitators
- Black Student Union
- Yearbook
Leadership & Service
Work outside the résumé.
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Tour Guide
Leads campus tours for prospective students and families, building public speaking and communication practice into the week.
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Alumni Interviewer
Conducted admissions interviews for prospective SYA students, evaluated candidates, and supported selection for the organisation's study abroad programmes.
Contact
Open to conversations about legal internships, research assistantships, and gender-justice policy work.
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- /in/ameara-smith
- Location
- Washington, D.C.
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