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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?
jade meetinghouse
  01/05/26
your time eod 12am
crystalline gay wizard shitlib
  01/05/26
...
soul-stirring library
  01/05/26
Why midnight? Assume you don't have a reason to think the pe...
jade meetinghouse
  01/05/26
“Assume you don't have a reason to think the people wa...
alcoholic idiot
  01/05/26
eod = midnight cob = 1700
pearly titillating death wish dilemma
  01/05/26
...
odious travel guidebook
  01/05/26
Cr
Chartreuse Trip Twinkling Uncleanness
  01/05/26
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sooty concupiscible cuckoldry
  01/05/26
"When it's done"
Electric Ebony Location Knife
  01/05/26
What if it's not done until after EOD?
jade meetinghouse
  01/05/26
Will flip this to you ASAP, thanks
Electric Ebony Location Knife
  01/05/26
...
marvelous school cafeteria people who are hurt
  01/05/26
depends on the context. court filing? midnight. in-house? li...
Topaz tanning salon generalized bond
  01/05/26
Court filing is easy insofar as there will be a Local Rule. ...
jade meetinghouse
  01/05/26
it depends on your office culture and who else is involved
Topaz tanning salon generalized bond
  01/05/26
Biglaw trannies are also midnight, but 10 pm is far more app...
violent hot stag film
  01/05/26
Setting an artificial 4 pm deadline is wild. If someone want...
jade meetinghouse
  01/05/26
I’m absolutely swamped with poasts to make
Heady Senate
  01/05/26
Yes. The point of the 4 pm deadline is for them to pretend t...
violent hot stag film
  01/05/26
2pm if a scientist needs to review it
Mind-boggling disturbing friendly grandma pervert
  01/05/26
...
odious travel guidebook
  01/05/26
...
unhinged lascivious ape
  01/05/26
...
glassy spectacular partner office
  01/05/26
usually means "within the hour"
offensive green plaza
  01/05/26
9 or 10pm
Stirring Chapel
  01/05/26
Why those times? At 9, I might just be logging back on after...
jade meetinghouse
  01/05/26
It generally means 5 or 6pm in the requestor’s time zo...
bossy useless brakes whorehouse
  01/05/26
What is requestor is in Europe? Or you're on west coast, req...
jade meetinghouse
  01/05/26
in house it means 5 to 6pm. biglaw it means midnight.
unholy embarrassed to the bone stain
  01/05/26
Cr.
Pale patrolman casino
  01/05/26
...
sapphire quadroon
  01/05/26
More precisely in biglaw, end of day means “before you...
glassy spectacular partner office
  01/05/26
There’s going to be more punctuation at the end of tha...
bossy useless brakes whorehouse
  01/06/26
lol
glassy spectacular partner office
  01/07/26
At the end of the day, what does it matter?
Thriller chrome trailer park
  01/05/26
close of business means by 5pm, but end of day is anytime by...
180 corner reading party
  01/06/26
You got it reversed
glassy spectacular partner office
  01/07/26
...
;..;.;..;...;..;.;.;.;;;;
  01/13/26


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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:13 PM
Author: jade meetinghouse

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: crystalline gay wizard shitlib

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: soul-stirring library



(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: jade meetinghouse

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: alcoholic idiot

“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: pearly titillating death wish dilemma

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: odious travel guidebook



(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: Chartreuse Trip Twinkling Uncleanness

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: sooty concupiscible cuckoldry



(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: Electric Ebony Location Knife

"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: jade meetinghouse

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: Electric Ebony Location Knife

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: marvelous school cafeteria people who are hurt



(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: Topaz tanning salon generalized bond

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: jade meetinghouse

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: Topaz tanning salon generalized bond

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: violent hot stag film

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: jade meetinghouse

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: Heady Senate

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: violent hot stag film

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: Mind-boggling disturbing friendly grandma pervert

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: odious travel guidebook



(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: unhinged lascivious ape



(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: glassy spectacular partner office



(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: offensive green plaza

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: Stirring Chapel

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: jade meetinghouse

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: bossy useless brakes whorehouse

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: jade meetinghouse

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: unholy embarrassed to the bone stain

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: Pale patrolman casino

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: sapphire quadroon



(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: glassy spectacular partner office

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: bossy useless brakes whorehouse

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: glassy spectacular partner office

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: Thriller chrome trailer park

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: 180 corner reading party

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: glassy spectacular partner office

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)