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Poll: Draft by "End of Day" Means 5 pm, 8 pm, midnight, 9 am next day?

Also--your time or their time?
Swashbuckling legal warrant market
  01/05/26
your time eod 12am
red greedy friendly grandma
  01/05/26
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house-broken overrated deer antler
  01/05/26
Why midnight? Assume you don't have a reason to think the pe...
Swashbuckling legal warrant market
  01/05/26
“Assume you don't have a reason to think the people wa...
exhilarant orchestra pit
  01/05/26
eod = midnight cob = 1700
Purple azn
  01/05/26
...
laughsome office boistinker
  01/05/26
Cr
burgundy titillating roommate abode
  01/05/26
...
supple idiotic shrine
  01/05/26
"When it's done"
iridescent massive range
  01/05/26
What if it's not done until after EOD?
Swashbuckling legal warrant market
  01/05/26
Will flip this to you ASAP, thanks
iridescent massive range
  01/05/26
...
Out-of-control Bistre Theater Stage
  01/05/26
depends on the context. court filing? midnight. in-house? li...
Wonderful tank hominid
  01/05/26
Court filing is easy insofar as there will be a Local Rule. ...
Swashbuckling legal warrant market
  01/05/26
it depends on your office culture and who else is involved
Wonderful tank hominid
  01/05/26
Biglaw trannies are also midnight, but 10 pm is far more app...
godawful beady-eyed international law enforcement agency
  01/05/26
Setting an artificial 4 pm deadline is wild. If someone want...
Swashbuckling legal warrant market
  01/05/26
I’m absolutely swamped with poasts to make
Outnumbered haunting fortuitous meteor reading party
  01/05/26
Yes. The point of the 4 pm deadline is for them to pretend t...
godawful beady-eyed international law enforcement agency
  01/05/26
2pm if a scientist needs to review it
White anal brunch dopamine
  01/05/26
...
laughsome office boistinker
  01/05/26
...
Cream codepig
  01/05/26
...
Light Garrison
  01/05/26
usually means "within the hour"
Hyperventilating party of the first part candlestick maker
  01/05/26
9 or 10pm
Very tactful karate people who are hurt
  01/05/26
Why those times? At 9, I might just be logging back on after...
Swashbuckling legal warrant market
  01/05/26
It generally means 5 or 6pm in the requestor’s time zo...
wild french cruise ship elastic band
  01/05/26
What is requestor is in Europe? Or you're on west coast, req...
Swashbuckling legal warrant market
  01/05/26
in house it means 5 to 6pm. biglaw it means midnight.
fishy filthy area
  01/05/26
Cr.
lake ladyboy
  01/05/26
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splenetic affirmative action
  01/05/26
More precisely in biglaw, end of day means “before you...
Light Garrison
  01/05/26
There’s going to be more punctuation at the end of tha...
wild french cruise ship elastic band
  01/06/26
lol
Light Garrison
  01/07/26
At the end of the day, what does it matter?
soggy multi-colored mediation church building
  01/05/26
close of business means by 5pm, but end of day is anytime by...
Lavender Sickened Forum
  01/06/26
You got it reversed
Light Garrison
  01/07/26
...
;..;.;..;...;..;.;.;.;;;;
  01/13/26


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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:13 PM
Author: Swashbuckling legal warrant market

Also--your time or their time?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5817621&forum_id=2)#49564535)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:15 PM
Author: red greedy friendly grandma

your time eod 12am

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5817621&forum_id=2)#49564546)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:18 PM
Author: house-broken overrated deer antler



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5817621&forum_id=2)#49564549)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:20 PM
Author: Swashbuckling legal warrant market

Why midnight? Assume you don't have a reason to think the people waiting on the draft are going to do another turn in the wee hours of the morning. So, at that point, what's the differences with doing (and billing for) a few more hours and sending it at 3 am?

And at that point, what's the difference with waiting to send it at 7 or 8 am, before the next workday starts?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5817621&forum_id=2)#49564561)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 4:50 PM
Author: exhilarant orchestra pit

“Assume you don't have a reason to think the people waiting on the draft are going to do another turn in the wee hours of the morning.”

what kind of penny-ante hobbyists are you working across from?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5817621&forum_id=2)#49564839)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:18 PM
Author: Purple azn

eod = midnight

cob = 1700

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5817621&forum_id=2)#49564552)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:20 PM
Author: laughsome office boistinker



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5817621&forum_id=2)#49564562)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:51 PM
Author: burgundy titillating roommate abode

Cr

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5817621&forum_id=2)#49564673)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:53 PM
Author: supple idiotic shrine



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5817621&forum_id=2)#49564678)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:19 PM
Author: iridescent massive range

"When it's done"



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5817621&forum_id=2)#49564555)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:21 PM
Author: Swashbuckling legal warrant market

What if it's not done until after EOD?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5817621&forum_id=2)#49564564)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:26 PM
Author: iridescent massive range

Will flip this to you ASAP, thanks

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5817621&forum_id=2)#49564579)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 11:45 PM
Author: Out-of-control Bistre Theater Stage



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5817621&forum_id=2)#49565826)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:20 PM
Author: Wonderful tank hominid

depends on the context. court filing? midnight. in-house? like 2pm.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5817621&forum_id=2)#49564560)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:23 PM
Author: Swashbuckling legal warrant market

Court filing is easy insofar as there will be a Local Rule.

For other work, I don't want to scramble to get things done by 2 pm--especially because it means I might get the next round of comments back the same day. I want to chill while things build up throughout the day, then scramble through several things between about 4:30 and 5:20.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5817621&forum_id=2)#49564569)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:38 PM
Author: Wonderful tank hominid

it depends on your office culture and who else is involved

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5817621&forum_id=2)#49564624)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:25 PM
Author: godawful beady-eyed international law enforcement agency

Biglaw trannies are also midnight, but 10 pm is far more appreciated because it lets others bill easy hours before bed. Inhouse 2 pm is only west coast with east coast audience but most people specify “COB” and that means get it out by 4 your time so others have the option of reviewing before they leave to pick up their kids or after they put their kids to bed (they won’t actually review or respond for at least a week).

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5817621&forum_id=2)#49564576)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:31 PM
Author: Swashbuckling legal warrant market

Setting an artificial 4 pm deadline is wild. If someone wants to review it that day, they should say so and specify a time. People get jammed up with meetings, multiple agreements to review, poasts to make, etc.

Absolutely CR re "they won’t actually review or respond for at least a week," btw. There are two times for responses--5 minutes after you send and late next week.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5817621&forum_id=2)#49564589)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:39 PM
Author: Outnumbered haunting fortuitous meteor reading party

I’m absolutely swamped with poasts to make

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5817621&forum_id=2)#49564630)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:42 PM
Author: godawful beady-eyed international law enforcement agency

Yes. The point of the 4 pm deadline is for them to pretend that they are hardworking and for you to pass your own self-imposed shit test. But the logic of this makes sense the more exposure you have to senior execs/SVPs and other managers of managers who are running large organizations. Most of what they do is at least partially performative.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5817621&forum_id=2)#49564645)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:25 PM
Author: White anal brunch dopamine

2pm if a scientist needs to review it

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5817621&forum_id=2)#49564577)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:39 PM
Author: laughsome office boistinker



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5817621&forum_id=2)#49564629)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 5:06 PM
Author: Cream codepig



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5817621&forum_id=2)#49564881)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 10:45 PM
Author: Light Garrison



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5817621&forum_id=2)#49565722)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:35 PM
Author: Hyperventilating party of the first part candlestick maker

usually means "within the hour"

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5817621&forum_id=2)#49564613)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:44 PM
Author: Very tactful karate people who are hurt

9 or 10pm

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5817621&forum_id=2)#49564647)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:54 PM
Author: Swashbuckling legal warrant market

Why those times? At 9, I might just be logging back on after the kids go to bed. So, getting the draft out before I go to bed matches the EOD and my schedule better.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5817621&forum_id=2)#49564680)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 4:47 PM
Author: wild french cruise ship elastic band

It generally means 5 or 6pm in the requestor’s time zone if the person is either important or a client. In other cases it means before they log on the next morning.

Worst thing you can do is send it early enough to get comments back that night, after you’ve rushed to get it out, screwed off online for 90 mins to recuperate, and finally turned to the other work you were supposed to get done yesterday/today/last week.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5817621&forum_id=2)#49564828)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 6:09 PM
Author: Swashbuckling legal warrant market

What is requestor is in Europe? Or you're on west coast, requestor is on east coast?

In either of those cases, it should mean before they log on the next morning.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5817621&forum_id=2)#49565016)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 8:29 PM
Author: fishy filthy area

in house it means 5 to 6pm. biglaw it means midnight.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5817621&forum_id=2)#49565377)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 10:26 PM
Author: lake ladyboy

Cr.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5817621&forum_id=2)#49565691)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 11:44 PM
Author: splenetic affirmative action



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5817621&forum_id=2)#49565821)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 10:18 PM
Author: Light Garrison

More precisely in biglaw, end of day means “before you go to bed and before I wake up.” But you better gird your ass if you misjudge that and get a “Where is the draft?” at 4 am.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5817621&forum_id=2)#49565681)



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Date: January 6th, 2026 8:13 PM
Author: wild french cruise ship elastic band

There’s going to be more punctuation at the end of that 4am email

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5817621&forum_id=2)#49567806)



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Date: January 7th, 2026 3:05 PM
Author: Light Garrison

lol

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5817621&forum_id=2)#49569664)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 11:45 PM
Author: soggy multi-colored mediation church building

At the end of the day, what does it matter?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5817621&forum_id=2)#49565824)



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Date: January 6th, 2026 8:15 PM
Author: Lavender Sickened Forum

close of business means by 5pm, but end of day is anytime by midnight for biglaw and by tomorrow dawn for mid-tier firms.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5817621&forum_id=2)#49567815)



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Date: January 7th, 2026 3:06 PM
Author: Light Garrison

You got it reversed

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5817621&forum_id=2)#49569669)



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Date: January 13th, 2026 10:42 PM
Author: ;..;.;..;...;..;.;.;.;;;;




(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5817621&forum_id=2)#49587793)