In
the
wake
of
the
lackluster
health
emergency
protocol
the
New
York
Board
of
Law
Examiners
displayed
last
month,
readers,
test
takers,
and
even
lawmakers
have
penned
letters
admonishing
the
bar
for
not
doing
better.
In
a
perfect
world,
the
NYBOLE
would
own
up
to
their
mistakes
and
implement
safety
protocols
to
ensure
that
there
would
be
a
response
team
on
the
ground
in
the
event
of
an
emergency.
Instead,
they
responded
with
a
press
release
that
looks
like
their
in-house
attorney
sent
a
couple
of
drafts
back
to
their
PR
department
before
they
could
send
it
out.
Thankfully,
lawyers
aren’t
the
only
ones
that
can
advise
the
NYBOLE
—
the
state
legislature
can
do
so
as
well.
Law.com
has
coverage:
Following
an
incident
during
the
New
York
bar
exam
on
Long
Island
last
month,
when
a
test-taker
collapsed
and
proctors
let
the
exam
continue
while
CPR
was
being
administered,
the
New
York
State
Assembly
is
now
considering
a
bill
called
the
Clock
Should
Stop
Act.Rodneyse
Bichotte
Hermelyn,
assemblymember
representing
the
42nd
Assembly
District
in
Brooklyn,
sponsored
the
bill
because
the
incident
“has
prompted
concerns
about
the
standard
of
care
exercised
by
the
bar
examiners,”
as
many
have
stated
that
the
bar
examiners
“acted
recklessly,
showing
unjustifiable
disregard
for
human
safety,”
she
told
Law.com.
The
“Clock
Should
Stop
Act”
is
aptly
named
—
as
the
lawyer-to-be
was
suffering
from
a
heart
attack,
the
test
takers
surrounding
her
were
told
to
ignore
her
and
continue
with
the
test.
You
could
make
an
argument
that
bar
exams
shouldn’t
be
stopped
because
it
messes
with
score
consistency,
but
that
“consistency”
also
goes
up
in
the
air
if
a
question
requires
you
to
determine
if
a
future
property
interest
will
vest
no
later
than
21
years
after
some
life
in
being
whilst
someone
is
actively
dying
at
your
side.
The
provisions
would
apply
to
medical
crisis,
criminal
incidents,
and
natural
or
man-made
disasters.
NY
Assembly
Weighs
Bill
to
Establish
Protocols
for
Bar
Exam
Emergencies
[Law.com]
Earlier:
Politician
Calls
On
New
York
Bar
To
Reform
‘Disorganized,
Delayed’
Emergency
Response
Chris
Williams
became
a
social
media
manager
and
assistant
editor
for
Above
the
Law
in
June
2021.
Prior
to
joining
the
staff,
he
moonlighted
as
a
minor
Memelord™
in
the
Facebook
group Law
School
Memes
for
Edgy
T14s
.
He
endured
Missouri
long
enough
to
graduate
from
Washington
University
in
St.
Louis
School
of
Law.
He
is
a
former
boatbuilder
who
is
learning
to
swim, is
interested
in
critical
race
theory,
philosophy,
and
humor,
and
has
a
love
for
cycling
that
occasionally
annoys
his
peers.
You
can
reach
him
by
email
at [email protected]
and
by
tweet
at @WritesForRent.