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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?
violet school cafeteria
  01/05/26
your time eod 12am
Cheese-eating ruby university skinny woman
  01/05/26
...
maniacal exhilarant site
  01/05/26
Why midnight? Assume you don't have a reason to think the pe...
violet school cafeteria
  01/05/26
“Assume you don't have a reason to think the people wa...
disgusting chrome round eye
  01/05/26
eod = midnight cob = 1700
Sexy personal credit line
  01/05/26
...
Lime mischievous spot
  01/05/26
Cr
vibrant turquoise dog poop
  01/05/26
...
contagious orchestra pit
  01/05/26
"When it's done"
Shaky fortuitous meteor
  01/05/26
What if it's not done until after EOD?
violet school cafeteria
  01/05/26
Will flip this to you ASAP, thanks
Shaky fortuitous meteor
  01/05/26
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impertinent coffee pot liquid oxygen
  01/05/26
depends on the context. court filing? midnight. in-house? li...
Dull fiercely-loyal stain
  01/05/26
Court filing is easy insofar as there will be a Local Rule. ...
violet school cafeteria
  01/05/26
it depends on your office culture and who else is involved
Dull fiercely-loyal stain
  01/05/26
Biglaw trannies are also midnight, but 10 pm is far more app...
laughsome sable pit queen of the night
  01/05/26
Setting an artificial 4 pm deadline is wild. If someone want...
violet school cafeteria
  01/05/26
I’m absolutely swamped with poasts to make
Galvanic Gay Wizard
  01/05/26
Yes. The point of the 4 pm deadline is for them to pretend t...
laughsome sable pit queen of the night
  01/05/26
2pm if a scientist needs to review it
Multi-colored corn cake
  01/05/26
...
Lime mischievous spot
  01/05/26
...
Odious carmine kitchen
  01/05/26
...
irradiated messiness
  01/05/26
usually means "within the hour"
Marvelous locus
  01/05/26
9 or 10pm
Sienna electric furnace ape
  01/05/26
Why those times? At 9, I might just be logging back on after...
violet school cafeteria
  01/05/26
It generally means 5 or 6pm in the requestor’s time zo...
Cruel-hearted brunch
  01/05/26
What is requestor is in Europe? Or you're on west coast, req...
violet school cafeteria
  01/05/26
in house it means 5 to 6pm. biglaw it means midnight.
stirring copper senate jap
  01/05/26
Cr.
puce hospital antidepressant drug
  01/05/26
...
floppy ebony legal warrant
  01/05/26
More precisely in biglaw, end of day means “before you...
irradiated messiness
  01/05/26
There’s going to be more punctuation at the end of tha...
Cruel-hearted brunch
  01/06/26
lol
irradiated messiness
  01/07/26
At the end of the day, what does it matter?
boyish apoplectic piazza sweet tailpipe
  01/05/26
close of business means by 5pm, but end of day is anytime by...
electric umber cumskin
  01/06/26
You got it reversed
irradiated messiness
  01/07/26
...
irradiated messiness
  01/13/26


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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:13 PM
Author: violet school cafeteria

Also--your time or their time?

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



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:15 PM
Author: Cheese-eating ruby university skinny woman

your time eod 12am

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



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:18 PM
Author: maniacal exhilarant site



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



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:20 PM
Author: violet school cafeteria

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=2betting#49564561)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 4:50 PM
Author: disgusting chrome round eye

“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=2betting#49564839)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:18 PM
Author: Sexy personal credit line

eod = midnight

cob = 1700

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



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:20 PM
Author: Lime mischievous spot



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



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:51 PM
Author: vibrant turquoise dog poop

Cr

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



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:53 PM
Author: contagious orchestra pit



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



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

"When it's done"



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



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:21 PM
Author: violet school cafeteria

What if it's not done until after EOD?

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



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

Will flip this to you ASAP, thanks

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



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Date: January 5th, 2026 11:45 PM
Author: impertinent coffee pot liquid oxygen



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



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:20 PM
Author: Dull fiercely-loyal stain

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

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



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:23 PM
Author: violet school cafeteria

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=2betting#49564569)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:38 PM
Author: Dull fiercely-loyal stain

it depends on your office culture and who else is involved

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



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:25 PM
Author: laughsome sable pit queen of the night

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=2betting#49564576)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:31 PM
Author: violet school cafeteria

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=2betting#49564589)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:39 PM
Author: Galvanic Gay Wizard

I’m absolutely swamped with poasts to make

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



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:42 PM
Author: laughsome sable pit queen of the night

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=2betting#49564645)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:25 PM
Author: Multi-colored corn cake

2pm if a scientist needs to review it

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



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:39 PM
Author: Lime mischievous spot



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



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Date: January 5th, 2026 5:06 PM
Author: Odious carmine kitchen



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



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Date: January 5th, 2026 10:45 PM
Author: irradiated messiness



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



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:35 PM
Author: Marvelous locus

usually means "within the hour"

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



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:44 PM
Author: Sienna electric furnace ape

9 or 10pm

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



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:54 PM
Author: violet school cafeteria

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=2betting#49564680)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 4:47 PM
Author: Cruel-hearted brunch

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=2betting#49564828)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 6:09 PM
Author: violet school cafeteria

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=2betting#49565016)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 8:29 PM
Author: stirring copper senate jap

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

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



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Date: January 5th, 2026 10:26 PM
Author: puce hospital antidepressant drug

Cr.

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



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Date: January 5th, 2026 11:44 PM
Author: floppy ebony legal warrant



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



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Date: January 5th, 2026 10:18 PM
Author: irradiated messiness

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=2betting#49565681)



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Date: January 6th, 2026 8:13 PM
Author: Cruel-hearted brunch

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=2betting#49567806)



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Date: January 7th, 2026 3:05 PM
Author: irradiated messiness

lol

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



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Date: January 5th, 2026 11:45 PM
Author: boyish apoplectic piazza sweet tailpipe

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

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



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Date: January 6th, 2026 8:15 PM
Author: electric umber cumskin

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=2betting#49567815)



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Date: January 7th, 2026 3:06 PM
Author: irradiated messiness

You got it reversed

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



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Date: January 13th, 2026 10:42 PM
Author: irradiated messiness



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