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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?
submissive range goal in life
  01/05/26
your time eod 12am
Beady-eyed Marketing Idea Library
  01/05/26
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Milky Crotch
  01/05/26
Why midnight? Assume you don't have a reason to think the pe...
submissive range goal in life
  01/05/26
“Assume you don't have a reason to think the people wa...
Magenta station partner
  01/05/26
eod = midnight cob = 1700
indigo boltzmann theater
  01/05/26
...
Crystalline 180 Mother
  01/05/26
Cr
Appetizing Shivering Parlor Voyeur
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Bespoke Space Mexican
  01/05/26
"When it's done"
passionate university messiness
  01/05/26
What if it's not done until after EOD?
submissive range goal in life
  01/05/26
Will flip this to you ASAP, thanks
passionate university messiness
  01/05/26
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Vermilion party of the first part church building
  01/05/26
depends on the context. court filing? midnight. in-house? li...
Supple Abnormal Liquid Oxygen Becky
  01/05/26
Court filing is easy insofar as there will be a Local Rule. ...
submissive range goal in life
  01/05/26
it depends on your office culture and who else is involved
Supple Abnormal Liquid Oxygen Becky
  01/05/26
Biglaw trannies are also midnight, but 10 pm is far more app...
Avocado Wonderful Indirect Expression Coffee Pot
  01/05/26
Setting an artificial 4 pm deadline is wild. If someone want...
submissive range goal in life
  01/05/26
I’m absolutely swamped with poasts to make
Self-absorbed hairraiser place of business hall
  01/05/26
Yes. The point of the 4 pm deadline is for them to pretend t...
Avocado Wonderful Indirect Expression Coffee Pot
  01/05/26
2pm if a scientist needs to review it
disgusting depressive sex offender
  01/05/26
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Crystalline 180 Mother
  01/05/26
...
Fishy sticky casino
  01/05/26
...
Cerebral site
  01/05/26
usually means "within the hour"
electric arrogant market keepsake machete
  01/05/26
9 or 10pm
Brass meetinghouse
  01/05/26
Why those times? At 9, I might just be logging back on after...
submissive range goal in life
  01/05/26
It generally means 5 or 6pm in the requestor’s time zo...
flatulent fiercely-loyal address associate
  01/05/26
What is requestor is in Europe? Or you're on west coast, req...
submissive range goal in life
  01/05/26
in house it means 5 to 6pm. biglaw it means midnight.
marvelous mauve quadroon
  01/05/26
Cr.
contagious school cafeteria
  01/05/26
...
misanthropic honey-headed garrison roommate
  01/05/26
More precisely in biglaw, end of day means “before you...
Cerebral site
  01/05/26
There’s going to be more punctuation at the end of tha...
flatulent fiercely-loyal address associate
  01/06/26
lol
Cerebral site
  01/07/26
At the end of the day, what does it matter?
Adventurous house-broken bawdyhouse
  01/05/26
close of business means by 5pm, but end of day is anytime by...
slimy fear-inspiring den sweet tailpipe
  01/06/26
You got it reversed
Cerebral site
  01/07/26
...
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  01/13/26


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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:13 PM
Author: submissive range goal in life

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: Beady-eyed Marketing Idea Library

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: Milky Crotch



(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: submissive range goal in life

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: Magenta station partner

“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: indigo boltzmann theater

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: Crystalline 180 Mother



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:51 PM
Author: Appetizing Shivering Parlor Voyeur

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: Bespoke Space Mexican



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:19 PM
Author: passionate university messiness

"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: submissive range goal in life

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: passionate university messiness

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: Vermilion party of the first part church building



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:20 PM
Author: Supple Abnormal Liquid Oxygen Becky

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: submissive range goal in life

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: Supple Abnormal Liquid Oxygen Becky

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: Avocado Wonderful Indirect Expression Coffee Pot

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: submissive range goal in life

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: Self-absorbed hairraiser place of business hall

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: Avocado Wonderful Indirect Expression Coffee Pot

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: disgusting depressive sex offender

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: Crystalline 180 Mother



(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: Fishy sticky casino



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Date: January 5th, 2026 10:45 PM
Author: Cerebral site



(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: electric arrogant market keepsake machete

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: Brass meetinghouse

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: submissive range goal in life

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: flatulent fiercely-loyal address associate

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: submissive range goal in life

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: marvelous mauve quadroon

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: contagious school cafeteria

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: misanthropic honey-headed garrison roommate



(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: Cerebral site

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: flatulent fiercely-loyal address associate

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: Cerebral site

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: Adventurous house-broken bawdyhouse

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: slimy fear-inspiring den sweet tailpipe

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: Cerebral site

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: ;..;.;..;...;..;.;.;.;;;;




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