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
NLRB 2016 NRC 2016 Federal Maritime Commission 2016 Blockchain Trolling 2018 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)