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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?
Pale doctorate sandwich
  01/05/26
your time eod 12am
mahogany tanning salon hairy legs
  01/05/26
...
Sapphire titillating antidepressant drug
  01/05/26
Why midnight? Assume you don't have a reason to think the pe...
Pale doctorate sandwich
  01/05/26
“Assume you don't have a reason to think the people wa...
Translucent mad cow disease
  01/05/26
eod = midnight cob = 1700
razzmatazz location
  01/05/26
...
Abnormal Cruel-hearted Death Wish
  01/05/26
Cr
frum stage
  01/05/26
...
Balding beta theater stage skinny woman
  01/05/26
"When it's done"
medicated area
  01/05/26
What if it's not done until after EOD?
Pale doctorate sandwich
  01/05/26
Will flip this to you ASAP, thanks
medicated area
  01/05/26
...
Up-to-no-good Toilet Seat Pervert
  01/05/26
depends on the context. court filing? midnight. in-house? li...
thriller stage
  01/05/26
Court filing is easy insofar as there will be a Local Rule. ...
Pale doctorate sandwich
  01/05/26
it depends on your office culture and who else is involved
thriller stage
  01/05/26
Biglaw trannies are also midnight, but 10 pm is far more app...
Adulterous shimmering trump supporter kitty cat
  01/05/26
Setting an artificial 4 pm deadline is wild. If someone want...
Pale doctorate sandwich
  01/05/26
I’m absolutely swamped with poasts to make
Elite nursing home patrolman
  01/05/26
Yes. The point of the 4 pm deadline is for them to pretend t...
Adulterous shimmering trump supporter kitty cat
  01/05/26
2pm if a scientist needs to review it
zippy mother
  01/05/26
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Abnormal Cruel-hearted Death Wish
  01/05/26
...
chartreuse roast beef
  01/05/26
...
Doobsian frisky abode goyim
  01/05/26
usually means "within the hour"
Buff Exciting Water Buffalo Church Building
  01/05/26
9 or 10pm
Black pozpig
  01/05/26
Why those times? At 9, I might just be logging back on after...
Pale doctorate sandwich
  01/05/26
It generally means 5 or 6pm in the requestor’s time zo...
Lascivious Know-it-all University
  01/05/26
What is requestor is in Europe? Or you're on west coast, req...
Pale doctorate sandwich
  01/05/26
in house it means 5 to 6pm. biglaw it means midnight.
emerald state faggotry
  01/05/26
Cr.
electric hospital generalized bond
  01/05/26
...
pearl address keepsake machete
  01/05/26
More precisely in biglaw, end of day means “before you...
Doobsian frisky abode goyim
  01/05/26
There’s going to be more punctuation at the end of tha...
Lascivious Know-it-all University
  01/06/26
lol
Doobsian frisky abode goyim
  01/07/26
At the end of the day, what does it matter?
Underhanded brindle mediation
  01/05/26
close of business means by 5pm, but end of day is anytime by...
hairless big-titted resort
  01/06/26
You got it reversed
Doobsian frisky abode goyim
  01/07/26
...
;..;.;..;...;..;.;.;.;;;;
  01/13/26


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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:13 PM
Author: Pale doctorate sandwich

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: mahogany tanning salon hairy legs

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: Sapphire titillating antidepressant drug



(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: Pale doctorate sandwich

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: Translucent mad cow disease

“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: razzmatazz location

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: Abnormal Cruel-hearted Death Wish



(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: frum stage

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: Balding beta theater stage skinny woman



(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: medicated area

"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: Pale doctorate sandwich

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: medicated area

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: Up-to-no-good Toilet Seat Pervert



(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: thriller stage

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: Pale doctorate sandwich

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: thriller stage

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: Adulterous shimmering trump supporter kitty cat

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: Pale doctorate sandwich

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: Elite nursing home patrolman

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: Adulterous shimmering trump supporter kitty cat

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: zippy mother

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: Abnormal Cruel-hearted Death Wish



(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: chartreuse roast beef



(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: Doobsian frisky abode goyim



(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: Buff Exciting Water Buffalo Church Building

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: Black pozpig

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: Pale doctorate sandwich

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: Lascivious Know-it-all University

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: Pale doctorate sandwich

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: emerald state faggotry

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: electric hospital generalized bond

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: pearl address keepsake machete



(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: Doobsian frisky abode goyim

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: Lascivious Know-it-all University

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: Doobsian frisky abode goyim

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: Underhanded brindle mediation

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: hairless big-titted resort

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: Doobsian frisky abode goyim

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)