Law school reform may well be in the air. Such reform, however, requires a social, political, and legal process that challenges the existing division of power in legal education. Absent a national accreditation process that compels broad change, the work of law school reform becomes the difficult work of institutional reform. Reform at this level requires the vision of forward-looking deans and faculty pressing reform initiatives—addressing curricular reform and pedagogical innovation, clinical education, and student life—that are matched by a profound institutional commitment of political and financial resources. Even before the recent financial crises, not all law schools were prepared for such efforts or commitments. New law school buildings were built and filled with art, carpets, and ceremonial gestures; housing spacious up-to-date libraries and electronic and media support centers; wired with Internet access throughout; and offering clinical programs and courses that reflect new developments in law. But, the traditional curriculum remained sacrosanct, and the traditional pedagogy remained largely unchanged.