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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?
razzle insanely creepy pisswyrm elastic band
  01/05/26
your time eod 12am
Twisted lay
  01/05/26
...
honey-headed bonkers house new version
  01/05/26
Why midnight? Assume you don't have a reason to think the pe...
razzle insanely creepy pisswyrm elastic band
  01/05/26
“Assume you don't have a reason to think the people wa...
hyperactive fat ankles
  01/05/26
eod = midnight cob = 1700
Frum forum
  01/05/26
...
fear-inspiring set
  01/05/26
Cr
titillating underhanded address
  01/05/26
...
Appetizing cruise ship
  01/05/26
"When it's done"
Beady-eyed Fighting Background Story Pit
  01/05/26
What if it's not done until after EOD?
razzle insanely creepy pisswyrm elastic band
  01/05/26
Will flip this to you ASAP, thanks
Beady-eyed Fighting Background Story Pit
  01/05/26
...
obsidian shrine
  01/05/26
depends on the context. court filing? midnight. in-house? li...
Primrose Masturbator
  01/05/26
Court filing is easy insofar as there will be a Local Rule. ...
razzle insanely creepy pisswyrm elastic band
  01/05/26
it depends on your office culture and who else is involved
Primrose Masturbator
  01/05/26
Biglaw trannies are also midnight, but 10 pm is far more app...
know-it-all cowardly space striped hyena
  01/05/26
Setting an artificial 4 pm deadline is wild. If someone want...
razzle insanely creepy pisswyrm elastic band
  01/05/26
I’m absolutely swamped with poasts to make
Swollen ticket booth
  01/05/26
Yes. The point of the 4 pm deadline is for them to pretend t...
know-it-all cowardly space striped hyena
  01/05/26
2pm if a scientist needs to review it
chocolate parlour
  01/05/26
...
fear-inspiring set
  01/05/26
...
Vibrant rough-skinned area deer antler
  01/05/26
...
floppy unhinged whorehouse cuckoldry
  01/05/26
usually means "within the hour"
exhilarant gay philosopher-king locus
  01/05/26
9 or 10pm
sticky erotic clown
  01/05/26
Why those times? At 9, I might just be logging back on after...
razzle insanely creepy pisswyrm elastic band
  01/05/26
It generally means 5 or 6pm in the requestor’s time zo...
Heady ivory jew
  01/05/26
What is requestor is in Europe? Or you're on west coast, req...
razzle insanely creepy pisswyrm elastic band
  01/05/26
in house it means 5 to 6pm. biglaw it means midnight.
Harsh property
  01/05/26
Cr.
Mind-boggling vengeful main people school cafeteria
  01/05/26
...
peach irate menage kitty
  01/05/26
More precisely in biglaw, end of day means “before you...
floppy unhinged whorehouse cuckoldry
  01/05/26
There’s going to be more punctuation at the end of tha...
Heady ivory jew
  01/06/26
lol
floppy unhinged whorehouse cuckoldry
  01/07/26
At the end of the day, what does it matter?
tantric ebony immigrant
  01/05/26
close of business means by 5pm, but end of day is anytime by...
Passionate Blathering Hell Psychic
  01/06/26
You got it reversed
floppy unhinged whorehouse cuckoldry
  01/07/26
...
;..;.;..;...;..;.;.;.;;;;
  01/13/26


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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:13 PM
Author: razzle insanely creepy pisswyrm elastic band

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: Twisted lay

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: honey-headed bonkers house new version



(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: razzle insanely creepy pisswyrm elastic band

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: hyperactive fat ankles

“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: Frum forum

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: fear-inspiring set



(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: titillating underhanded address

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: Appetizing cruise ship



(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: Beady-eyed Fighting Background Story Pit

"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: razzle insanely creepy pisswyrm elastic band

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: Beady-eyed Fighting Background Story Pit

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: obsidian shrine



(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: Primrose Masturbator

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: razzle insanely creepy pisswyrm elastic band

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: Primrose Masturbator

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: know-it-all cowardly space striped hyena

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: razzle insanely creepy pisswyrm elastic band

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: Swollen ticket booth

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: know-it-all cowardly space striped hyena

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: chocolate parlour

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: fear-inspiring set



(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: Vibrant rough-skinned area deer antler



(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: floppy unhinged whorehouse cuckoldry



(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: exhilarant gay philosopher-king locus

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: sticky erotic clown

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: razzle insanely creepy pisswyrm elastic band

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: Heady ivory jew

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: razzle insanely creepy pisswyrm elastic band

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: Harsh property

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: Mind-boggling vengeful main people school cafeteria

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: peach irate menage kitty



(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: floppy unhinged whorehouse cuckoldry

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: Heady ivory jew

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: floppy unhinged whorehouse cuckoldry

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: tantric ebony immigrant

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: Passionate Blathering Hell Psychic

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: floppy unhinged whorehouse cuckoldry

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)