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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?
talking library candlestick maker
  01/05/26
your time eod 12am
boyish bright senate deer antler
  01/05/26
...
Ebony Giraffe
  01/05/26
Why midnight? Assume you don't have a reason to think the pe...
talking library candlestick maker
  01/05/26
“Assume you don't have a reason to think the people wa...
costumed incel
  01/05/26
eod = midnight cob = 1700
shimmering nofapping affirmative action
  01/05/26
...
overrated magenta brunch
  01/05/26
Cr
beady-eyed aqua alpha
  01/05/26
...
Glassy arousing address queen of the night
  01/05/26
"When it's done"
milky idiot temple
  01/05/26
What if it's not done until after EOD?
talking library candlestick maker
  01/05/26
Will flip this to you ASAP, thanks
milky idiot temple
  01/05/26
...
fragrant cuck death wish
  01/05/26
depends on the context. court filing? midnight. in-house? li...
big menage
  01/05/26
Court filing is easy insofar as there will be a Local Rule. ...
talking library candlestick maker
  01/05/26
it depends on your office culture and who else is involved
big menage
  01/05/26
Biglaw trannies are also midnight, but 10 pm is far more app...
citrine volcanic crater shitlib
  01/05/26
Setting an artificial 4 pm deadline is wild. If someone want...
talking library candlestick maker
  01/05/26
I’m absolutely swamped with poasts to make
Exhilarant Amber Genital Piercing Round Eye
  01/05/26
Yes. The point of the 4 pm deadline is for them to pretend t...
citrine volcanic crater shitlib
  01/05/26
2pm if a scientist needs to review it
Titillating trailer park
  01/05/26
...
overrated magenta brunch
  01/05/26
...
brindle alcoholic gay wizard pocket flask
  01/05/26
...
at-the-ready casino
  01/05/26
usually means "within the hour"
fluffy garrison ratface
  01/05/26
9 or 10pm
Buff bateful spot community account
  01/05/26
Why those times? At 9, I might just be logging back on after...
talking library candlestick maker
  01/05/26
It generally means 5 or 6pm in the requestor’s time zo...
Honey-headed shivering wrinkle
  01/05/26
What is requestor is in Europe? Or you're on west coast, req...
talking library candlestick maker
  01/05/26
in house it means 5 to 6pm. biglaw it means midnight.
Passionate lemon sanctuary
  01/05/26
Cr.
beta tank
  01/05/26
...
white reading party den
  01/05/26
More precisely in biglaw, end of day means “before you...
at-the-ready casino
  01/05/26
There’s going to be more punctuation at the end of tha...
Honey-headed shivering wrinkle
  01/06/26
lol
at-the-ready casino
  01/07/26
At the end of the day, what does it matter?
Gaped ruddy patrolman
  01/05/26
close of business means by 5pm, but end of day is anytime by...
Charismatic property mediation
  01/06/26
You got it reversed
at-the-ready casino
  01/07/26
...
at-the-ready casino
  01/13/26


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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:13 PM
Author: talking library candlestick maker

Also--your time or their time?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5817621&forum_id=2Ã#49564535)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:15 PM
Author: boyish bright senate deer antler

your time eod 12am

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5817621&forum_id=2Ã#49564546)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:18 PM
Author: Ebony Giraffe



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5817621&forum_id=2Ã#49564549)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:20 PM
Author: talking library candlestick maker

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=2Ã#49564561)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 4:50 PM
Author: costumed incel

“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=2Ã#49564839)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:18 PM
Author: shimmering nofapping affirmative action

eod = midnight

cob = 1700

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5817621&forum_id=2Ã#49564552)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:20 PM
Author: overrated magenta brunch



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:51 PM
Author: beady-eyed aqua alpha

Cr

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5817621&forum_id=2Ã#49564673)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:53 PM
Author: Glassy arousing address queen of the night



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5817621&forum_id=2Ã#49564678)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:19 PM
Author: milky idiot temple

"When it's done"



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5817621&forum_id=2Ã#49564555)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:21 PM
Author: talking library candlestick maker

What if it's not done until after EOD?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5817621&forum_id=2Ã#49564564)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:26 PM
Author: milky idiot temple

Will flip this to you ASAP, thanks

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5817621&forum_id=2Ã#49564579)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 11:45 PM
Author: fragrant cuck death wish



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5817621&forum_id=2Ã#49565826)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:20 PM
Author: big menage

depends on the context. court filing? midnight. in-house? like 2pm.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5817621&forum_id=2Ã#49564560)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:23 PM
Author: talking library candlestick maker

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=2Ã#49564569)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:38 PM
Author: big menage

it depends on your office culture and who else is involved

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5817621&forum_id=2Ã#49564624)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:25 PM
Author: citrine volcanic crater shitlib

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=2Ã#49564576)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:31 PM
Author: talking library candlestick maker

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=2Ã#49564589)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:39 PM
Author: Exhilarant Amber Genital Piercing Round Eye

I’m absolutely swamped with poasts to make

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5817621&forum_id=2Ã#49564630)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:42 PM
Author: citrine volcanic crater shitlib

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=2Ã#49564645)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:25 PM
Author: Titillating trailer park

2pm if a scientist needs to review it

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5817621&forum_id=2Ã#49564577)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:39 PM
Author: overrated magenta brunch



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5817621&forum_id=2Ã#49564629)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 5:06 PM
Author: brindle alcoholic gay wizard pocket flask



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Date: January 5th, 2026 10:45 PM
Author: at-the-ready casino



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5817621&forum_id=2Ã#49565722)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:35 PM
Author: fluffy garrison ratface

usually means "within the hour"

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5817621&forum_id=2Ã#49564613)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:44 PM
Author: Buff bateful spot community account

9 or 10pm

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5817621&forum_id=2Ã#49564647)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:54 PM
Author: talking library candlestick maker

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=2Ã#49564680)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 4:47 PM
Author: Honey-headed shivering wrinkle

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=2Ã#49564828)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 6:09 PM
Author: talking library candlestick maker

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=2Ã#49565016)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 8:29 PM
Author: Passionate lemon sanctuary

in house it means 5 to 6pm. biglaw it means midnight.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5817621&forum_id=2Ã#49565377)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 10:26 PM
Author: beta tank

Cr.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5817621&forum_id=2Ã#49565691)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 11:44 PM
Author: white reading party den



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5817621&forum_id=2Ã#49565821)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 10:18 PM
Author: at-the-ready casino

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=2Ã#49565681)



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Date: January 6th, 2026 8:13 PM
Author: Honey-headed shivering wrinkle

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=2Ã#49567806)



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Date: January 7th, 2026 3:05 PM
Author: at-the-ready casino

lol

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5817621&forum_id=2Ã#49569664)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 11:45 PM
Author: Gaped ruddy patrolman

At the end of the day, what does it matter?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5817621&forum_id=2Ã#49565824)



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Date: January 6th, 2026 8:15 PM
Author: Charismatic property mediation

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=2Ã#49567815)



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Date: January 7th, 2026 3:06 PM
Author: at-the-ready casino

You got it reversed

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5817621&forum_id=2Ã#49569669)



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Date: January 13th, 2026 10:42 PM
Author: at-the-ready casino



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