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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?
magical knife cuck
  01/05/26
your time eod 12am
Wine wonderful crackhouse blood rage
  01/05/26
...
primrose shivering property stock car
  01/05/26
Why midnight? Assume you don't have a reason to think the pe...
magical knife cuck
  01/05/26
“Assume you don't have a reason to think the people wa...
histrionic bronze newt crotch
  01/05/26
eod = midnight cob = 1700
Azure Fantasy-prone Juggernaut
  01/05/26
...
Mustard metal dingle berry
  01/05/26
Cr
autistic hospital
  01/05/26
...
fiercely-loyal bright sanctuary
  01/05/26
"When it's done"
Cobalt sinister mexican
  01/05/26
What if it's not done until after EOD?
magical knife cuck
  01/05/26
Will flip this to you ASAP, thanks
Cobalt sinister mexican
  01/05/26
...
Vibrant Liquid Oxygen Faggot Firefighter
  01/05/26
depends on the context. court filing? midnight. in-house? li...
claret galvanic brunch
  01/05/26
Court filing is easy insofar as there will be a Local Rule. ...
magical knife cuck
  01/05/26
it depends on your office culture and who else is involved
claret galvanic brunch
  01/05/26
Biglaw trannies are also midnight, but 10 pm is far more app...
Soul-stirring lodge
  01/05/26
Setting an artificial 4 pm deadline is wild. If someone want...
magical knife cuck
  01/05/26
I’m absolutely swamped with poasts to make
odious wild psychic
  01/05/26
Yes. The point of the 4 pm deadline is for them to pretend t...
Soul-stirring lodge
  01/05/26
2pm if a scientist needs to review it
submissive theater
  01/05/26
...
Mustard metal dingle berry
  01/05/26
...
glittery carnelian hall round eye
  01/05/26
...
Light parlour
  01/05/26
usually means "within the hour"
aqua offensive international law enforcement agency
  01/05/26
9 or 10pm
Overrated garrison
  01/05/26
Why those times? At 9, I might just be logging back on after...
magical knife cuck
  01/05/26
It generally means 5 or 6pm in the requestor’s time zo...
Fuchsia Cowardly University
  01/05/26
What is requestor is in Europe? Or you're on west coast, req...
magical knife cuck
  01/05/26
in house it means 5 to 6pm. biglaw it means midnight.
talented adulterous prole pozpig
  01/05/26
Cr.
Lascivious dull library
  01/05/26
...
zippy bearded alpha
  01/05/26
More precisely in biglaw, end of day means “before you...
Light parlour
  01/05/26
There’s going to be more punctuation at the end of tha...
Fuchsia Cowardly University
  01/06/26
lol
Light parlour
  01/07/26
At the end of the day, what does it matter?
Translucent spot windowlicker
  01/05/26
close of business means by 5pm, but end of day is anytime by...
smoky yapping senate
  01/06/26
You got it reversed
Light parlour
  01/07/26
...
;..;.;..;...;..;.;.;.;;;;
  01/13/26


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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:13 PM
Author: magical knife cuck

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: Wine wonderful crackhouse blood rage

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: primrose shivering property stock car



(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: magical knife cuck

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: histrionic bronze newt crotch

“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: Azure Fantasy-prone Juggernaut

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: Mustard metal dingle berry



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:51 PM
Author: autistic hospital

Cr

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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:53 PM
Author: fiercely-loyal bright sanctuary



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:19 PM
Author: Cobalt sinister mexican

"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: magical knife cuck

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: Cobalt sinister mexican

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: Vibrant Liquid Oxygen Faggot Firefighter



(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: claret galvanic brunch

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: magical knife cuck

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: claret galvanic brunch

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: Soul-stirring lodge

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: magical knife cuck

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: odious wild psychic

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: Soul-stirring lodge

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: submissive theater

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: Mustard metal dingle berry



(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: glittery carnelian hall round eye



(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: Light parlour



(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: aqua offensive international law enforcement agency

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: Overrated garrison

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: magical knife cuck

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: Fuchsia Cowardly 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: magical knife cuck

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: talented adulterous prole pozpig

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: Lascivious dull library

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: zippy bearded alpha



(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: Light parlour

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: Fuchsia Cowardly 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: Light parlour

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: Translucent spot windowlicker

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: smoky yapping senate

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: Light parlour

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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