She teaches Behavioral Legal Ethics, Business Associations, Civil Pre-Trial Litigation, Civil Procedure, EDiscovery, and Professional Responsibility. As a lawyer, she practiced in the area of business litigation. In her scholarship, Schaefer considers issues of fiduciary duty and professional ethics. She is the author of the Civil Procedure book in West’s Developing Professional Skills series and a co-author of the textbook Professional Responsibility in the Life of the Lawyer.