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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?
demanding sickened lodge
  01/05/26
your time eod 12am
Chrome learning disabled chapel
  01/05/26
...
Histrionic Slippery Potus Headpube
  01/05/26
Why midnight? Assume you don't have a reason to think the pe...
demanding sickened lodge
  01/05/26
“Assume you don't have a reason to think the people wa...
blathering mint step-uncle's house stock car
  01/05/26
eod = midnight cob = 1700
Lascivious dun locus pozpig
  01/05/26
...
excitant yellow institution immigrant
  01/05/26
Cr
scarlet alpha goal in life
  01/05/26
...
mind-boggling corner twinkling uncleanness
  01/05/26
"When it's done"
aqua ceo
  01/05/26
What if it's not done until after EOD?
demanding sickened lodge
  01/05/26
Will flip this to you ASAP, thanks
aqua ceo
  01/05/26
...
plum floppy stead jew
  01/05/26
depends on the context. court filing? midnight. in-house? li...
beady-eyed famous landscape painting dilemma
  01/05/26
Court filing is easy insofar as there will be a Local Rule. ...
demanding sickened lodge
  01/05/26
it depends on your office culture and who else is involved
beady-eyed famous landscape painting dilemma
  01/05/26
Biglaw trannies are also midnight, but 10 pm is far more app...
Vivacious principal's office double fault
  01/05/26
Setting an artificial 4 pm deadline is wild. If someone want...
demanding sickened lodge
  01/05/26
I’m absolutely swamped with poasts to make
Rough-skinned pearl place of business
  01/05/26
Yes. The point of the 4 pm deadline is for them to pretend t...
Vivacious principal's office double fault
  01/05/26
2pm if a scientist needs to review it
Buff Mischievous Location
  01/05/26
...
excitant yellow institution immigrant
  01/05/26
...
canary tattoo
  01/05/26
...
salmon lay
  01/05/26
usually means "within the hour"
Green partner native
  01/05/26
9 or 10pm
puce cruel-hearted temple
  01/05/26
Why those times? At 9, I might just be logging back on after...
demanding sickened lodge
  01/05/26
It generally means 5 or 6pm in the requestor’s time zo...
Godawful chartreuse kitty cat windowlicker
  01/05/26
What is requestor is in Europe? Or you're on west coast, req...
demanding sickened lodge
  01/05/26
in house it means 5 to 6pm. biglaw it means midnight.
Soul-stirring Lilac Sanctuary
  01/05/26
Cr.
navy fragrant hospital
  01/05/26
...
ruddy seedy tanning salon
  01/05/26
More precisely in biglaw, end of day means “before you...
salmon lay
  01/05/26
There’s going to be more punctuation at the end of tha...
Godawful chartreuse kitty cat windowlicker
  01/06/26
lol
salmon lay
  01/07/26
At the end of the day, what does it matter?
Blue exciting site
  01/05/26
close of business means by 5pm, but end of day is anytime by...
Naked lime school candlestick maker
  01/06/26
You got it reversed
salmon lay
  01/07/26
...
salmon lay
  01/13/26


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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:13 PM
Author: demanding sickened lodge

Also--your time or their time?

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



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:15 PM
Author: Chrome learning disabled chapel

your time eod 12am

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



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:18 PM
Author: Histrionic Slippery Potus Headpube



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



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:20 PM
Author: demanding sickened lodge

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=2E#49564561)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 4:50 PM
Author: blathering mint step-uncle's house stock car

“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=2E#49564839)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:18 PM
Author: Lascivious dun locus pozpig

eod = midnight

cob = 1700

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



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:20 PM
Author: excitant yellow institution immigrant



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



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:51 PM
Author: scarlet alpha goal in life

Cr

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



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:53 PM
Author: mind-boggling corner twinkling uncleanness



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



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:19 PM
Author: aqua ceo

"When it's done"



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



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:21 PM
Author: demanding sickened lodge

What if it's not done until after EOD?

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



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:26 PM
Author: aqua ceo

Will flip this to you ASAP, thanks

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



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Date: January 5th, 2026 11:45 PM
Author: plum floppy stead jew



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



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:20 PM
Author: beady-eyed famous landscape painting dilemma

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

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



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:23 PM
Author: demanding sickened lodge

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=2E#49564569)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:38 PM
Author: beady-eyed famous landscape painting dilemma

it depends on your office culture and who else is involved

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



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:25 PM
Author: Vivacious principal's office double fault

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=2E#49564576)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:31 PM
Author: demanding sickened lodge

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=2E#49564589)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:39 PM
Author: Rough-skinned pearl place of business

I’m absolutely swamped with poasts to make

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



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:42 PM
Author: Vivacious principal's office double fault

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=2E#49564645)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:25 PM
Author: Buff Mischievous Location

2pm if a scientist needs to review it

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



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:39 PM
Author: excitant yellow institution immigrant



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



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Date: January 5th, 2026 5:06 PM
Author: canary tattoo



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



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Date: January 5th, 2026 10:45 PM
Author: salmon lay



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



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:35 PM
Author: Green partner native

usually means "within the hour"

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



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:44 PM
Author: puce cruel-hearted temple

9 or 10pm

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



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:54 PM
Author: demanding sickened lodge

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=2E#49564680)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 4:47 PM
Author: Godawful chartreuse kitty cat windowlicker

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=2E#49564828)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 6:09 PM
Author: demanding sickened lodge

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=2E#49565016)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 8:29 PM
Author: Soul-stirring Lilac Sanctuary

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

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



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Date: January 5th, 2026 10:26 PM
Author: navy fragrant hospital

Cr.

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



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Date: January 5th, 2026 11:44 PM
Author: ruddy seedy tanning salon



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



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Date: January 5th, 2026 10:18 PM
Author: salmon lay

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=2E#49565681)



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Date: January 6th, 2026 8:13 PM
Author: Godawful chartreuse kitty cat windowlicker

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=2E#49567806)



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Date: January 7th, 2026 3:05 PM
Author: salmon lay

lol

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



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Date: January 5th, 2026 11:45 PM
Author: Blue exciting site

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

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



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Date: January 6th, 2026 8:15 PM
Author: Naked lime school candlestick maker

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=2E#49567815)



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Date: January 7th, 2026 3:06 PM
Author: salmon lay

You got it reversed

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



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Date: January 13th, 2026 10:42 PM
Author: salmon lay



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