At 2026 Legalweek, Gunster's Amy Sellars participated in a panel discussion exploring how artificial intelligence could impact law firms and legal departments. The panel featured a thoughtful discussion that included a variety of opinions on the importance of human judgment in legal matters.
Amy noted that AI has made legal knowledge more accessible to people outside the legal industry. "There is a democratization happening," Sellars said. "That changes the equation a lot." Inside the legal industry, Sellars observed that AI is disrupting the traditional relationship between in-house teams and outside counsel. If implemented correctly, she said AI could improve that relationship, noting that in-house teams could use the technology to handle some legal tasks themselves. Sellars also emphasized that outside counsel have a responsibility to guide legal departments on their AI journeys.
Amy is a nationally recognized eDiscovery expert and brings over a decade of inhouse eDiscovery experience at Fortune 500 corporations, including management of discovery for the Opioid MDLs for two different companies. Amy is client-centric and focuses on improving litigation response protocols while working to resolve current disputes as efficiently and inexpensively as possible. She brings practical skill to high-dollar, bet-the-company cases and strategic management ability to case portfolios common to all companies, including tort, employment, and internal and government investigations.
