Summary List Placement On-campus interviews, typically held just before a law student's second year, are the first formal stage in the talent pipeline for many law firms. But most schools and firms said last spring that they would delay the process, citing the pandemic. While law schools are offering a mix of in-person and remote classes, OCI is shaping up to be fully virtual at every school researched for this story, and January 2021 is now gearing up to be the peak time for virtual interviews. But relationship-building and registration activities have already begun at many schools.