Professional

Rachel See

I’ve spent more than twenty years putting serious technology into the hands of lawyers who were told they couldn’t afford it.

I founded Bells Up AI to give solo and small-firm attorneys access to every leading AI model through a single platform with enterprise-grade privacy protections.

At the EEOC, I served as Senior Counsel for AI and Algorithmic Bias, Acting Executive Officer, Special Assistant to the Chair, and Assistant General Counsel for Technology. I taught litigators how to understand and use technology to prosecute their cases, and helped employers understand how existing civil rights laws applied to AI in hiring. At the NLRB, I built the General Counsel’s eDiscovery program and led subpoena enforcement in high-profile nationwide litigation on a fraction of my opponents’ budgets. In BigLaw, I advised Fortune 100 companies on AI risk and governance.

I have a B.A. from Yale University and a J.D. from Duke University School of Law.

Career

2025 – present

Bells Up AI

  • Founder & CEO
Legal technology startup providing AI access to solo and small-firm attorneys with enterprise-grade privacy protections.
2023 – 2025

Seyfarth Shaw LLP — Washington, DC

  • Senior Counsel — AI risk management, governance, and regulatory compliance
Advised Fortune 100 companies on navigating AI issues in the workplace. Combined technological knowledge, legal acumen, and regulatory experience with an executive-level perspective on driving technological change while managing legal risk.
2017 – 2022

US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

  • Senior Counsel for AI and Algorithmic Bias, Office of Commissioner Keith Sonderling (2021–2022)
  • Acting Executive Officer (December 2020–September 2021)
  • Attorney Advisor / Special Assistant to Chair Janet Dhillon (2019–2020)
  • Assistant General Counsel for Technology (2017–2019)
2020 Chair’s Honor Award (Covid-19 Response) — led Microsoft Teams deployment and communications
2020 Chair’s Honor Award (Circle of Excellence Team Award) — led Relativity migration and deployment
2011 – 2016

National Labor Relations Board

  • Branch Chief, E-Litigation
Built the NLRB’s eDiscovery program. Lead architect of the General Counsel’s nationwide subpoena-enforcement program in high-profile joint-employer litigation against McDonald’s and other complex enforcement matters. Represented the agency in Congressional oversight responses.
2016 General Counsel’s Award for Conspicuous Achievement — McDonald’s Litigation Team
2016 General Counsel’s Award for Conspicuous Achievement — Community Health Systems Litigation Team
National LGBT Bar Association, 2014 Best LGBT Lawyers Under 40
2008 – 2010

Williams Mullen — Richmond, Virginia

  • Partner and Chair, Electronic Discovery & Litigation Technology Practice Group
2006 – 2008

Seyfarth Shaw LLP — Chicago, Illinois

  • Senior Associate
2000 – 2006

Squire, Sanders & Dempsey LLP — Columbus, Ohio

  • Litigation Associate
Rachel See at the National Labor Relations Board, 2016 Rachel See presenting at the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 2016 Rachel See at the Federal Maritime Commission, 2016 Rachel See presenting on blockchain at a 2018 conference Rachel See at the USDA, 2017

Publications

  • “Trump Administration Releases AI Action Plan and Three Executive Orders on AI: What Employment Practitioners Need to Know”
    Legal Update, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (July 25, 2025)
  • “Federal Court Declines to Block DEI Executive Orders, Rejecting Due Process and First Amendment Arguments”
    Legal Update, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (May 6, 2025)
  • “New Executive Order Directs Federal Agencies to Deprioritize Disparate Impact: What Employers Need to Know Now”
    Legal Update, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (April 24, 2025)
  • “Chicago Federal District Court Issues Targeted Order Enjoining Department of Labor from Presenting DEI Certifications to Federal Contractors and Grant Recipients”
    Legal Update, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (March 28, 2025)
  • “EEOC Issues New Technical Assistance on ‘DEI-Related Discrimination’”
    Legal Update, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (March 19, 2025)
  • “Federal Contractor DEI Certifications Allowed to Resume After Fourth Circuit Temporarily Blocks District Court’s Nationwide Injunction”
    Legal Update, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (March 15, 2025)
  • “How EEOC Enforcement Priorities May Change Under Trump”
    Law360 (March 6, 2025)
  • “New Visa Restrictions Target Transgender Athletes, Raising Title IX and Compliance Concerns for Colleges”
    Legal Update, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (February 26, 2025)
  • “Federal Court Issues Nationwide Preliminary Injunction Blocking Enforcement of Key Provisions of DEI Executive Orders”
    Legal Update, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (February 22, 2025)
  • “Andrea Lucas’ Right-Hand Man Named as New EEOC Acting General Counsel, Signaling Aligned Political Leadership at the EEOC”
    Legal Update, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (February 4, 2025)
  • “Trump Fires EEOC Commissioners, Testing Constitutional Limits on Presidential Power Over Independent Agencies”
    Legal Update, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (January 28, 2025)
  • “Management Alert: Trump Executive Order Eliminates Federal Contractor Affirmative Action Requirements and Creates New DEI Enforcement Framework”
    Legal Update, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (January 22, 2025)
  • “President Trump’s Agenda Starts By Eliminating Internal Federal DEI Programs”
    Legal Update, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (January 21, 2025)
  • “Mobley v. Workday: Court Holds Artificial Intelligence Service Providers Could Be Directly Liable for Employment Discrimination Under ‘Agent’ Theory”
    Employee Relations Law Journal, Vol. 50, No. 3 (Winter 2024)
  • “New Illinois AI Law Requires Employee Notice, Affirms Existing Employer Nondiscrimination Duties”
    Legal Update, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (August 30, 2024)
  • “Mobley v. Workday: Court Holds AI Service Providers Could Be Directly Liable for Employment Discrimination Under ‘Agent’ Theory”
    Legal Update, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (July 19, 2024)
  • “The Chevron Doctrine is Dead. Long Live the Administrative State.”
    Legal Update, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (June 28, 2024)
  • “Colorado Governor Signs Broad AI Bill Regulating Employment Decisions”
    Legal Update, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (May 18, 2024)
  • “Department of Labor Issues Comprehensive Artificial Intelligence ‘Promising Practices’ Designed to Avoid Bias: All Employers Should Take Note”
    Legal Update, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (May 3, 2024)
  • “EEOC Argues Vendors Using Artificial Intelligence Tools Are Subject to Title VII, the ADA and ADEA Under Novel Theories in Workday Litigation”
    Legal Update, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (April 29, 2024)
  • “EEOC Weighs in on Alleged Conflict Between Religious Beliefs and Civil Rights Training”
    Employment Law Lookout Blog, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (April 1, 2024)
  • “White House Finalizes AI Risk Management Standards for Federal Agencies, Hinting at Future Guidelines for Private Sector”
    Legal Update, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (March 28, 2024)
  • “Department of Labor, Including OFCCP, Continues Work on Guidance and ‘Promising Practices’ Regarding Artificial Intelligence”
    Legal Update, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (March 25, 2024)
  • “Compliance Tips For Employers Facing An Aggressive EEOC”
    Law360 (February 8, 2024)
  • “Posted Text of EU AI Act Demonstrates Momentum Towards Final Adoption”
    Legal Update, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (January 26, 2024)
  • “Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s Settlement Challenging Simple Algorithm Provides Warning for Employers Using Artificial Intelligence”
    The Journal of Robotics, Artificial Intelligence and Law (January–February 2024)
  • “How the Federal Government’s AI Risk Management Practices Will Set the Standard”
    Workplace Class Action Blog, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (November 2, 2023)
  • “President Biden Signs Executive Order Setting Forth Broad Directives for Artificial Intelligence Regulation and Enforcement”
    Legal Update, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (October 30, 2023)
  • “In Focus At The EEOC: Eliminating Recruiting, Hiring Barriers”
    Law360 (October 30, 2023)
  • “Senate Confirms New EEOC General Counsel As New Case Filings Climb”
    Workplace Class Action Blog, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (October 18, 2023)
  • “EEOC Releases Draft Enforcement Guidance on Workplace Harassment and Invites Comment”
    Legal Update, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (October 10, 2023)
  • “Behind the EEOC Curtain: EEOC’s New Strategic Enforcement Plan Reveals Agency Priorities”
    Workplace Class Action Blog, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (September 21, 2023)
  • “EEOC’s Settlement Challenging Simple Algorithm Provides Warning for Employers Using Artificial Intelligence”
    Legal Update, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (August 15, 2023)
  • “New York City Releases FAQ Guidance on LL144 Which Governs the Use of Automated Employment Decision Tools”
    Legal Update, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (June 30, 2023)

Speaking Engagements

  • Speaker “SHRM Workplace Law Forum”
    SHRM (December 2024)
  • Co-Presenter “The Second Trump Administration: Anticipated Key Priorities and Changes for Labor & Employment Regulation and Enforcement”
    Webinar, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (November 18, 2024)
  • Presenter “Artificial Intelligence and Diversity: The Issues, and Are There any Solutions?”
    American Judges Association, New Orleans, LA (October 9, 2024)
  • Co-Presenter “The State of AI Legislation”
    Webinar, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (October 1, 2024)
  • Panelist “Examining the Suitability of AI in Social Service Programs”
    National Energy Assistance Directors Association, Hybrid (September 17, 2024)
  • Panelist “Artificial Intelligence Developments Relevant To Background Screening”
    Professional Background Screeners Association, Boston, MA (September 9, 2024)
  • Co-Presenter “Using AI to Support DEIB Efforts”
    Webinar, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (September 4, 2024)
  • Moderator “Employment Law & the Election – Anticipating Candidates’ Policy Priorities”
    Lavender Law Employment Law Institute (August 9, 2024)
  • Moderator and Panelist “We’re From the Government, We’re Here to Help: Government Regulation of AI in Employment”
    National LGBTQ+ Bar Association (Lavender Law), Washington, DC (August 8, 2024)
  • Co-Presenter “What Did Overturning Chevron Deference Actually Change?”
    Webinar, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (July 31, 2024)
  • Panelist “Mitigating Against the Risks of AI in the Workplace”
    National Bar Association, Las Vegas, NV (July 17, 2024)
  • Presenter “Artificial Intelligence and Diversity: The Issues, and Are There Any Solutions?”
    National Bar Association Judicial Council, Las Vegas, NV (July 15, 2024)
  • Co-Presenter “Contingent Workforces in the Crosshairs”
    VMS Professionals, Chicago, IL (May 16, 2024)
  • Presenter “Are the Robots Racist and Sexist?”
    APABA-Va, Fairfax, VA (May 10, 2024)
  • Co-Presenter “AI in the Workplace: What Practitioners Should Know”
    Association of Washington Cities, Yakima, WA (May 9, 2024)
  • Panelist “Putting the AI in DEIB”
    CLOC Global Institute, Las Vegas, NV (May 7, 2024)
  • Presenter “Are Robots Racist? Evaluating Discrimination Risks In AI-Driven HR Decisions”
    57th Annual Pacific Coast L&E Conference, Seattle, WA (April 19, 2024)
  • Panelist “Here for the Right Reasons? The Desired and Unintended Consequences of NYC LL 144”
    SIOP Annual Conference, Chicago, IL (April 18, 2024)
  • Presenter “AI is for More Than Content! Using AI to Enhance Operations”
    America’s Newspapers Mega-Conference, Phoenix, AZ (April 15, 2024)
  • Co-Presenter “Legal Hot Topic Session: Artificial Intelligence”
    Seyfarth Shaw LE-Vate Conference, Nashville, TN (April 3, 2024)
  • Panelist “Mitigating Against the Risks of AI in the Workplace”
    ABA National Conference on EEO Law, Boston, MA (March 20, 2024)
  • Panelist “Using Artificial Intelligence Intelligently: AI and Legal Ethics”
    ABA Midwinter Meeting, San Juan, PR (March 15, 2024)
  • Panelist “AI non-use for elections”
    AAAI Workshop, Vancouver, BC (February 26, 2024)
  • Presenter “Building a $3 Deepfake in the Cloud”
    CactusCon 12 AI Village, Mesa, AZ (February 16, 2024)
  • Presenter “AI Regulation and AI Risk Management”
    CactusCon 12 AI Village, Mesa, AZ (February 16, 2024)
  • Co-Presenter “Workplace Religious Accommodation in the Post-Groff Landscape”
    Webinar, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (February 14, 2024)
  • Co-Presenter “2024 EEOC Enforcement Developments and Trends”
    Webinar, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (February 6, 2024)
  • Keynote “AI Regulation and AI Risk Management for eDiscovery Professionals”
    8th Annual M365 eDiscovery Workshop, New York, NY (January 29, 2024)
  • Presenter “State of the Workplace 2024: Is Fear Driving AI?”
    SHRM Executive Network, Webinar (January 17, 2024)
  • Speaker “Navigating Federal Regulation, Equity, and the Legal Landscape of AI”
    National Judicial College, Las Vegas, NV (December 7, 2023)
  • Co-Presenter “Wellness & Beyond | What’s the Prognosis for 2024?”
    Seyfarth Shaw LLP (December 5, 2023)
  • Speaker “AI in the Workplace”
    Washington State Bar Association, Seattle, WA (December 1, 2023)
  • Moderator “Proposed Federal Regulation of AI”
    Institute for Workplace Equality, Washington, DC (November 14, 2023)
  • Speaker “Generative AI is Here: What is Your Organization Doing With It?”
    Institute for Workplace Equality, Washington, DC (November 14, 2023)
  • Speaker “AI and the Legal Profession: Empowering, Enhancing, Endangering? Or Simply Evolving?”
    NAPABA, Indianapolis, IN (November 11, 2023)
  • Speaker “Yes, AI Helps Us Hire You: Demonstrating Responsibility in Hiring and Recruiting”
    IAPP AI Global Governance, Boston, MA (November 3, 2023)
  • Speaker “The Future of Work for New England Employers - Part 8: AI & The Future of Work”
    Webinar, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (October 31, 2023)
  • Presenter “A New EEOC Majority Flexes its Muscle – What Should Employers Expect?”
    Retail Industry Leaders Association (October 10, 2023)
  • Presenter “Ethics in AI”
    Women in eDiscovery, Irvine, CA (October 7, 2023)
  • Presenter “Overcoming Algorithmic Bias to Power the Pursuit of Justice”
    Relativity AI Bootcamp, Washington, DC (August 30, 2023)
  • Speaker “Artificial Intelligence, Employers and ‘Automated Employment Decision Tools’”
    New Jersey State Bar Association (August 17, 2023)
  • Presenter “Ethical Duty of Attorneys in Cybersecurity and AI”
    Lavender Law, Chicago, IL (July 26, 2023)
  • Presenter “Intellectual Property Issues in Artificial Intelligence”
    Lavender Law, Chicago, IL (July 26, 2023)
  • Speaker “The Risks and Benefits of AI/ML to In-House Counsel”
    Webinar, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (July 26, 2023)
  • Presenter “Uncovering Bias in the Age of AI”
    Lavender Law, Chicago, IL (July 25, 2023)
  • Speaker “Rachel See Chats with Rachi and Tom”
    eDiscovery Channel (July 9, 2023)
  • Co-Speaker “Artificial Intelligence In Employment: What NYC’s LL 144 Means”
    Webinar, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (June 15, 2023)
  • Speaker “Creating More Ease: Benefits of Using AI in Your Coaching Business”
    ICLI (June 7, 2023)
  • Speaker “The Transformative Role of eDiscovery Professionals in AI Ethics & the Judiciary”
    The Masters Conference (May 24, 2023)
  • Speaker “Assessing the Assessment: How Should AI Be Audited?”
    ABA Midwinter Meeting (April 20, 2023)
  • Speaker “Contextualizing Privacy Issues in LGBTQ+ Advocacy”
    Fordham OUTLaws (March 23, 2023)
  • Speaker “How Artificial Intelligence Can and Will Be Used In Coaching”
    ICF NY Chapter (March 15, 2023)
  • Keynote “Confronting Bias in the Legal Profession”
    ABA Employee Benefits Midwinter Meeting (February 2, 2023)
  • Speaker “Building Trustworthy AI/ML Systems”
    Virginia Tech Conference (January 9, 2023)
  • Speaker “Government Efforts and Frameworks to Regulate AI”
    Virginia Tech Conference (January 9, 2023)
  • Speaker “Our Robot (HR) Overlords -- Better than Mankind or Just as Biased?”
    NAPABA, Las Vegas, NV (November 1, 2022)
  • Speaker “Using AI in Hiring and Recruiting and the Associated Risks: The Future is Here”
    National Bar Association, Philadelphia, PA (October 28, 2022)
  • Presenter “The Employment Impacts of Privacy and AI”
    IAPP Knowledgenet (October 27, 2022)
  • Moderator and Speaker “AI and Hiring Tech Panel”
    DEFCON AI Village, Las Vegas, NV (August 12, 2022)
  • Speaker “How Will AI Shape the Future of Hiring?”
    Circa, Boston, MA (July 26, 2022)
  • Keynote “AI Ethics in Employment”
    Tortora Brayda Institute (July 7, 2022)
  • Moderator and Speaker “AI and Employment Discrimination: A Civil Rights Primer”
    Lavender Law, Los Angeles, CA (July 1, 2022)
  • Speaker “AI, Data Privacy, and the New Horizon of Policies Impacting HR”
    HR Policy Association (June 22, 2022)
  • Keynote “AI Policy Horizon”
    EqualAI (June 15, 2022)
  • Speaker “Artificial Intelligence”
    Institute for Workplace Equality, Washington, DC (May 11, 2022)
  • Keynote “AI/ML in Records Management”
    Digital Government Institute (May 5, 2022)
  • Speaker “Ensuring Employment Tech Practices Comply with Federal Anti-Discrimination Law”
    Duke Law School, Durham, NC (April 7, 2022)
  • Speaker “Emerging Practice Areas: AI & ML, Cybersecurity/Data Privacy, IG/eDiscovery, Cryptocurrency”
    City Bar of New York (March 24, 2022)
  • Keynote “Bias in Hiring & EEOC Regulation”
    Robust Intelligence (March 8, 2022)
  • Speaker “Use of Artificial Intelligence in Employment Decisions”
    Institute for Workplace Equality (November 9, 2021)
  • Speaker “The Promise and Threat of AI in Combating (or Worsening) Employment Discrimination”
    NAPABA, Austin, TX (November 8, 2019)

In the Media

American Public Media Marketplace — Interviewed, “President Trump has fired multiple government officials. Can he?” (February 7, 2025)
The Wall Street Journal — Quoted, “Trump’s Gender Order Sparks Revolt Inside Agency Tasked With Protecting Workers” (February 4, 2025)
  • Law360 Employment Authority — Quoted, “5 Questions Employers Should Ask Before Buying An AI Tool” (April 15, 2025)
  • HR Dive — Quoted, “EEOC Names Andrew Rogers Acting General Counsel” (February 4, 2025)
  • Law360 — Quoted, “Ex-Littler, Paul Hastings Atty Picked As Acting EEOC Top Cop” (February 4, 2025)
  • AccelPro — Interviewed, “Employment Law” (May 15, 2024)
  • World at Work — Quoted, “What You Need to Know (and Do) About the EEOC’s Harassment Guidance” (May 13, 2024)
  • Bloomberg Law — Quoted, “Workday AI Bias Case Tests EEOC Definition of Employment Agency” (April 29, 2024)
  • Law360 Employment Authority — Quoted, “EEOC Stance In Bellwether AI Suit Raises Stakes For Vendors” (April 18, 2024)
  • Legal Dive — Quoted, “EU AI law is sweeping but compliance seen as straight-forward” (March 15, 2024)
  • Law360 Employment Authority — Quoted, “‘Everyone Ignores’ New York City’s Workplace AI Law” (March 1, 2024)
  • EHS Today — Quoted, “EEOC Proposes Sweeping Employer Guidance” (December 8, 2023)
  • Law360 — Quoted, “Despite Bias Fears, AI Could Make Workplaces Fairer” (September 28, 2023)
  • HR.com — Quoted, “Artificial Intelligence In Hiring: A Growing Employment Discrimination And Legal Menace?” (September 1, 2023)
  • Duke Law Magazine — Quoted, “The Future of Rights” (Fall 2023)
  • Inc. — Quoted, “A New Anti-Bias A.I. Hiring Law Is Now in Effect. How to Know if You’re in Compliance” (July 19, 2023)