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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?
Slap-happy Mad-dog Skullcap
  01/05/26
your time eod 12am
drunken disturbing public bath
  01/05/26
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talented church
  01/05/26
Why midnight? Assume you don't have a reason to think the pe...
Slap-happy Mad-dog Skullcap
  01/05/26
“Assume you don't have a reason to think the people wa...
Fluffy boyish parlor
  01/05/26
eod = midnight cob = 1700
Multi-colored Parlour
  01/05/26
...
Motley disrespectful resort crotch
  01/05/26
Cr
Provocative rehab pozpig
  01/05/26
...
brilliant depressive state
  01/05/26
"When it's done"
judgmental violent psychic double fault
  01/05/26
What if it's not done until after EOD?
Slap-happy Mad-dog Skullcap
  01/05/26
Will flip this to you ASAP, thanks
judgmental violent psychic double fault
  01/05/26
...
Exciting stain
  01/05/26
depends on the context. court filing? midnight. in-house? li...
self-absorbed nursing home liquid oxygen
  01/05/26
Court filing is easy insofar as there will be a Local Rule. ...
Slap-happy Mad-dog Skullcap
  01/05/26
it depends on your office culture and who else is involved
self-absorbed nursing home liquid oxygen
  01/05/26
Biglaw trannies are also midnight, but 10 pm is far more app...
abnormal volcanic crater becky
  01/05/26
Setting an artificial 4 pm deadline is wild. If someone want...
Slap-happy Mad-dog Skullcap
  01/05/26
I’m absolutely swamped with poasts to make
Charcoal wild dysfunction
  01/05/26
Yes. The point of the 4 pm deadline is for them to pretend t...
abnormal volcanic crater becky
  01/05/26
2pm if a scientist needs to review it
Mind-boggling point nibblets
  01/05/26
...
Motley disrespectful resort crotch
  01/05/26
...
Angry corn cake
  01/05/26
...
Self-centered garnet stage
  01/05/26
usually means "within the hour"
kink-friendly blue therapy
  01/05/26
9 or 10pm
Racy coral abode
  01/05/26
Why those times? At 9, I might just be logging back on after...
Slap-happy Mad-dog Skullcap
  01/05/26
It generally means 5 or 6pm in the requestor’s time zo...
misunderstood peach bbw gas station
  01/05/26
What is requestor is in Europe? Or you're on west coast, req...
Slap-happy Mad-dog Skullcap
  01/05/26
in house it means 5 to 6pm. biglaw it means midnight.
naked stubborn legend philosopher-king
  01/05/26
Cr.
Stirring Corner Coldplay Fan
  01/05/26
...
Rusted piazza prole
  01/05/26
More precisely in biglaw, end of day means “before you...
Self-centered garnet stage
  01/05/26
There’s going to be more punctuation at the end of tha...
misunderstood peach bbw gas station
  01/06/26
lol
Self-centered garnet stage
  01/07/26
At the end of the day, what does it matter?
haunting chartreuse center
  01/05/26
close of business means by 5pm, but end of day is anytime by...
shaky principal's office
  01/06/26
You got it reversed
Self-centered garnet stage
  01/07/26
...
Self-centered garnet stage
  01/13/26


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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:13 PM
Author: Slap-happy Mad-dog Skullcap

Also--your time or their time?

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



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:15 PM
Author: drunken disturbing public bath

your time eod 12am

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



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:18 PM
Author: talented church



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



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:20 PM
Author: Slap-happy Mad-dog Skullcap

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...id#49564561)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 4:50 PM
Author: Fluffy boyish parlor

“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...id#49564839)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:18 PM
Author: Multi-colored Parlour

eod = midnight

cob = 1700

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



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:20 PM
Author: Motley disrespectful resort crotch



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5817621&forum_id=2...id#49564562)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:51 PM
Author: Provocative rehab pozpig

Cr

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



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:53 PM
Author: brilliant depressive state



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:19 PM
Author: judgmental violent psychic double fault

"When it's done"



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



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:21 PM
Author: Slap-happy Mad-dog Skullcap

What if it's not done until after EOD?

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



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:26 PM
Author: judgmental violent psychic double fault

Will flip this to you ASAP, thanks

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



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Date: January 5th, 2026 11:45 PM
Author: Exciting stain



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



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:20 PM
Author: self-absorbed nursing home liquid oxygen

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

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



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:23 PM
Author: Slap-happy Mad-dog Skullcap

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...id#49564569)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:38 PM
Author: self-absorbed nursing home liquid oxygen

it depends on your office culture and who else is involved

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



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:25 PM
Author: abnormal volcanic crater becky

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...id#49564576)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:31 PM
Author: Slap-happy Mad-dog Skullcap

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...id#49564589)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:39 PM
Author: Charcoal wild dysfunction

I’m absolutely swamped with poasts to make

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



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:42 PM
Author: abnormal volcanic crater becky

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...id#49564645)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:25 PM
Author: Mind-boggling point nibblets

2pm if a scientist needs to review it

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



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:39 PM
Author: Motley disrespectful resort crotch



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



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Date: January 5th, 2026 5:06 PM
Author: Angry corn cake



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5817621&forum_id=2...id#49564881)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 10:45 PM
Author: Self-centered garnet stage



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



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:35 PM
Author: kink-friendly blue therapy

usually means "within the hour"

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



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:44 PM
Author: Racy coral abode

9 or 10pm

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



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:54 PM
Author: Slap-happy Mad-dog Skullcap

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...id#49564680)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 4:47 PM
Author: misunderstood peach bbw gas station

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...id#49564828)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 6:09 PM
Author: Slap-happy Mad-dog Skullcap

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...id#49565016)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 8:29 PM
Author: naked stubborn legend philosopher-king

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

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



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Date: January 5th, 2026 10:26 PM
Author: Stirring Corner Coldplay Fan

Cr.

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



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Date: January 5th, 2026 11:44 PM
Author: Rusted piazza prole



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



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Date: January 5th, 2026 10:18 PM
Author: Self-centered garnet stage

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...id#49565681)



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Date: January 6th, 2026 8:13 PM
Author: misunderstood peach bbw gas station

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...id#49567806)



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Date: January 7th, 2026 3:05 PM
Author: Self-centered garnet stage

lol

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



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Date: January 5th, 2026 11:45 PM
Author: haunting chartreuse center

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

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



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Date: January 6th, 2026 8:15 PM
Author: shaky principal's office

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...id#49567815)



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Date: January 7th, 2026 3:06 PM
Author: Self-centered garnet stage

You got it reversed

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



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Date: January 13th, 2026 10:42 PM
Author: Self-centered garnet stage



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5817621&forum_id=2...id#49587793)