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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?
flesh adulterous cruise ship alpha
  01/05/26
your time eod 12am
Aquamarine wagecucks striped hyena
  01/05/26
...
spruce locale
  01/05/26
Why midnight? Assume you don't have a reason to think the pe...
flesh adulterous cruise ship alpha
  01/05/26
“Assume you don't have a reason to think the people wa...
odious persian
  01/05/26
eod = midnight cob = 1700
mildly autistic wrinkle
  01/05/26
...
haunting misunderstood people who are hurt
  01/05/26
Cr
Slap-happy crystalline dingle berry
  01/05/26
...
pearl death wish pit
  01/05/26
"When it's done"
concupiscible hilarious fortuitous meteor
  01/05/26
What if it's not done until after EOD?
flesh adulterous cruise ship alpha
  01/05/26
Will flip this to you ASAP, thanks
concupiscible hilarious fortuitous meteor
  01/05/26
...
passionate pearly organic girlfriend knife
  01/05/26
depends on the context. court filing? midnight. in-house? li...
deranged filthy menage
  01/05/26
Court filing is easy insofar as there will be a Local Rule. ...
flesh adulterous cruise ship alpha
  01/05/26
it depends on your office culture and who else is involved
deranged filthy menage
  01/05/26
Biglaw trannies are also midnight, but 10 pm is far more app...
House-broken senate
  01/05/26
Setting an artificial 4 pm deadline is wild. If someone want...
flesh adulterous cruise ship alpha
  01/05/26
I’m absolutely swamped with poasts to make
Spectacular Station
  01/05/26
Yes. The point of the 4 pm deadline is for them to pretend t...
House-broken senate
  01/05/26
2pm if a scientist needs to review it
honey-headed potus
  01/05/26
...
haunting misunderstood people who are hurt
  01/05/26
...
Rambunctious Costumed Center
  01/05/26
...
Multi-colored Preventive Strike
  01/05/26
usually means "within the hour"
rough-skinned forum athletic conference
  01/05/26
9 or 10pm
Laughsome mediation national security agency
  01/05/26
Why those times? At 9, I might just be logging back on after...
flesh adulterous cruise ship alpha
  01/05/26
It generally means 5 or 6pm in the requestor’s time zo...
Unhinged coiffed den
  01/05/26
What is requestor is in Europe? Or you're on west coast, req...
flesh adulterous cruise ship alpha
  01/05/26
in house it means 5 to 6pm. biglaw it means midnight.
painfully honest feces
  01/05/26
Cr.
Heady Awkward Depressive Affirmative Action
  01/05/26
...
cerise box office
  01/05/26
More precisely in biglaw, end of day means “before you...
Multi-colored Preventive Strike
  01/05/26
There’s going to be more punctuation at the end of tha...
Unhinged coiffed den
  01/06/26
lol
Multi-colored Preventive Strike
  01/07/26
At the end of the day, what does it matter?
Hairraiser cyan trailer park
  01/05/26
close of business means by 5pm, but end of day is anytime by...
pea-brained ratface casino
  01/06/26
You got it reversed
Multi-colored Preventive Strike
  01/07/26
...
;..;.;..;...;..;.;.;.;;;;
  01/13/26


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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:13 PM
Author: flesh adulterous cruise ship alpha

Also--your time or their time?

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



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:15 PM
Author: Aquamarine wagecucks striped hyena

your time eod 12am

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



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:18 PM
Author: spruce locale



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



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:20 PM
Author: flesh adulterous cruise ship alpha

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=2Reputation#49564561)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 4:50 PM
Author: odious persian

“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=2Reputation#49564839)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:18 PM
Author: mildly autistic wrinkle

eod = midnight

cob = 1700

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



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:20 PM
Author: haunting misunderstood people who are hurt



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



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:51 PM
Author: Slap-happy crystalline dingle berry

Cr

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



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:53 PM
Author: pearl death wish pit



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



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:19 PM
Author: concupiscible hilarious fortuitous meteor

"When it's done"



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



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:21 PM
Author: flesh adulterous cruise ship alpha

What if it's not done until after EOD?

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



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:26 PM
Author: concupiscible hilarious fortuitous meteor

Will flip this to you ASAP, thanks

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



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Date: January 5th, 2026 11:45 PM
Author: passionate pearly organic girlfriend knife



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



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:20 PM
Author: deranged filthy menage

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

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



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:23 PM
Author: flesh adulterous cruise ship alpha

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=2Reputation#49564569)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:38 PM
Author: deranged filthy menage

it depends on your office culture and who else is involved

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



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:25 PM
Author: House-broken senate

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=2Reputation#49564576)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:31 PM
Author: flesh adulterous cruise ship alpha

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=2Reputation#49564589)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:39 PM
Author: Spectacular Station

I’m absolutely swamped with poasts to make

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



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:42 PM
Author: House-broken senate

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=2Reputation#49564645)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:25 PM
Author: honey-headed potus

2pm if a scientist needs to review it

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



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:39 PM
Author: haunting misunderstood people who are hurt



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



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Date: January 5th, 2026 5:06 PM
Author: Rambunctious Costumed Center



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



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Date: January 5th, 2026 10:45 PM
Author: Multi-colored Preventive Strike



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



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:35 PM
Author: rough-skinned forum athletic conference

usually means "within the hour"

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



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:44 PM
Author: Laughsome mediation national security agency

9 or 10pm

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



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:54 PM
Author: flesh adulterous cruise ship alpha

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=2Reputation#49564680)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 4:47 PM
Author: Unhinged coiffed den

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=2Reputation#49564828)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 6:09 PM
Author: flesh adulterous cruise ship alpha

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=2Reputation#49565016)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 8:29 PM
Author: painfully honest feces

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

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



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Date: January 5th, 2026 10:26 PM
Author: Heady Awkward Depressive Affirmative Action

Cr.

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



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Date: January 5th, 2026 11:44 PM
Author: cerise box office



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



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Date: January 5th, 2026 10:18 PM
Author: Multi-colored Preventive Strike

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=2Reputation#49565681)



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Date: January 6th, 2026 8:13 PM
Author: Unhinged coiffed den

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=2Reputation#49567806)



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Date: January 7th, 2026 3:05 PM
Author: Multi-colored Preventive Strike

lol

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



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Date: January 5th, 2026 11:45 PM
Author: Hairraiser cyan trailer park

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

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



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Date: January 6th, 2026 8:15 PM
Author: pea-brained ratface casino

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=2Reputation#49567815)



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Date: January 7th, 2026 3:06 PM
Author: Multi-colored Preventive Strike

You got it reversed

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



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




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