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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?
Cowardly Metal Jewess
  01/05/26
your time eod 12am
Laughsome step-uncle's house turdskin
  01/05/26
...
Concupiscible station hissy fit
  01/05/26
Why midnight? Assume you don't have a reason to think the pe...
Cowardly Metal Jewess
  01/05/26
“Assume you don't have a reason to think the people wa...
Claret Crackhouse
  01/05/26
eod = midnight cob = 1700
diverse feces
  01/05/26
...
irate nighttime heaven incel
  01/05/26
Cr
talking flirting stage useless brakes
  01/05/26
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Lake Private Investor Brunch
  01/05/26
"When it's done"
sadistic jade alpha weed whacker
  01/05/26
What if it's not done until after EOD?
Cowardly Metal Jewess
  01/05/26
Will flip this to you ASAP, thanks
sadistic jade alpha weed whacker
  01/05/26
...
geriatric curious den mental disorder
  01/05/26
depends on the context. court filing? midnight. in-house? li...
trip locus mexican
  01/05/26
Court filing is easy insofar as there will be a Local Rule. ...
Cowardly Metal Jewess
  01/05/26
it depends on your office culture and who else is involved
trip locus mexican
  01/05/26
Biglaw trannies are also midnight, but 10 pm is far more app...
Bonkers Center Sweet Tailpipe
  01/05/26
Setting an artificial 4 pm deadline is wild. If someone want...
Cowardly Metal Jewess
  01/05/26
I’m absolutely swamped with poasts to make
histrionic son of senegal
  01/05/26
Yes. The point of the 4 pm deadline is for them to pretend t...
Bonkers Center Sweet Tailpipe
  01/05/26
2pm if a scientist needs to review it
Odious Bawdyhouse Faggotry
  01/05/26
...
irate nighttime heaven incel
  01/05/26
...
Honey-headed space
  01/05/26
...
cerebral abode
  01/05/26
usually means "within the hour"
flushed factory reset button partner
  01/05/26
9 or 10pm
domesticated territorial spot mad cow disease
  01/05/26
Why those times? At 9, I might just be logging back on after...
Cowardly Metal Jewess
  01/05/26
It generally means 5 or 6pm in the requestor’s time zo...
Apoplectic appetizing foreskin
  01/05/26
What is requestor is in Europe? Or you're on west coast, req...
Cowardly Metal Jewess
  01/05/26
in house it means 5 to 6pm. biglaw it means midnight.
translucent wonderful juggernaut address
  01/05/26
Cr.
Internet-worthy sinister milk
  01/05/26
...
cordovan shitlib
  01/05/26
More precisely in biglaw, end of day means “before you...
cerebral abode
  01/05/26
There’s going to be more punctuation at the end of tha...
Apoplectic appetizing foreskin
  01/06/26
lol
cerebral abode
  01/07/26
At the end of the day, what does it matter?
supple hyperactive ticket booth
  01/05/26
close of business means by 5pm, but end of day is anytime by...
hideous idea he suggested
  01/06/26
You got it reversed
cerebral abode
  01/07/26
...
;..;.;..;...;..;.;.;.;;;;
  01/13/26


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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:13 PM
Author: Cowardly Metal Jewess

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: Laughsome step-uncle's house turdskin

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: Concupiscible station hissy fit



(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: Cowardly Metal Jewess

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: Claret Crackhouse

“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: diverse feces

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: irate nighttime heaven incel



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:51 PM
Author: talking flirting stage useless brakes

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: Lake Private Investor Brunch



(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: sadistic jade alpha weed whacker

"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: Cowardly Metal Jewess

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: sadistic jade alpha weed whacker

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: geriatric curious den mental disorder



(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: trip locus mexican

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: Cowardly Metal Jewess

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: trip locus mexican

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: Bonkers Center Sweet Tailpipe

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: Cowardly Metal Jewess

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: histrionic son of senegal

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: Bonkers Center Sweet Tailpipe

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: Odious Bawdyhouse Faggotry

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: irate nighttime heaven incel



(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: Honey-headed space



(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: cerebral abode



(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: flushed factory reset button partner

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: domesticated territorial spot mad cow disease

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: Cowardly Metal Jewess

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: Apoplectic appetizing foreskin

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: Cowardly Metal Jewess

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: translucent wonderful juggernaut address

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: Internet-worthy sinister milk

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: cordovan shitlib



(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: cerebral abode

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: Apoplectic appetizing foreskin

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: cerebral abode

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: supple hyperactive ticket booth

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: hideous idea he suggested

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: cerebral abode

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: ;..;.;..;...;..;.;.;.;;;;




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