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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?
Sapphire vibrant school pozpig
  01/05/26
your time eod 12am
Aromatic Fuchsia Public Bath
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multi-colored roast beef
  01/05/26
Why midnight? Assume you don't have a reason to think the pe...
Sapphire vibrant school pozpig
  01/05/26
“Assume you don't have a reason to think the people wa...
khaki overrated headpube water buffalo
  01/05/26
eod = midnight cob = 1700
Demanding saffron chapel halford
  01/05/26
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twinkling erotic french chef
  01/05/26
Cr
Slate stirring kitty factory reset button
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french juggernaut station
  01/05/26
"When it's done"
Umber Exciting Menage International Law Enforcement Agency
  01/05/26
What if it's not done until after EOD?
Sapphire vibrant school pozpig
  01/05/26
Will flip this to you ASAP, thanks
Umber Exciting Menage International Law Enforcement Agency
  01/05/26
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razzle pistol partner
  01/05/26
depends on the context. court filing? midnight. in-house? li...
Ruby Talented Theater Community Account
  01/05/26
Court filing is easy insofar as there will be a Local Rule. ...
Sapphire vibrant school pozpig
  01/05/26
it depends on your office culture and who else is involved
Ruby Talented Theater Community Account
  01/05/26
Biglaw trannies are also midnight, but 10 pm is far more app...
ultramarine hyperactive hell fanboi
  01/05/26
Setting an artificial 4 pm deadline is wild. If someone want...
Sapphire vibrant school pozpig
  01/05/26
I’m absolutely swamped with poasts to make
Flatulent opaque space
  01/05/26
Yes. The point of the 4 pm deadline is for them to pretend t...
ultramarine hyperactive hell fanboi
  01/05/26
2pm if a scientist needs to review it
maize talking dilemma
  01/05/26
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twinkling erotic french chef
  01/05/26
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Motley locus sweet tailpipe
  01/05/26
...
Blue internet-worthy dopamine crackhouse
  01/05/26
usually means "within the hour"
mildly autistic ceo sanctuary
  01/05/26
9 or 10pm
Confused church
  01/05/26
Why those times? At 9, I might just be logging back on after...
Sapphire vibrant school pozpig
  01/05/26
It generally means 5 or 6pm in the requestor’s time zo...
Henna comical address jap
  01/05/26
What is requestor is in Europe? Or you're on west coast, req...
Sapphire vibrant school pozpig
  01/05/26
in house it means 5 to 6pm. biglaw it means midnight.
Silver stimulating quadroon brunch
  01/05/26
Cr.
Rose cruel-hearted base
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...
chocolate razzmatazz spot
  01/05/26
More precisely in biglaw, end of day means “before you...
Blue internet-worthy dopamine crackhouse
  01/05/26
There’s going to be more punctuation at the end of tha...
Henna comical address jap
  01/06/26
lol
;..;.;..;...;..;.;.;.;;;;
  01/07/26
At the end of the day, what does it matter?
spruce excitant field
  01/05/26
close of business means by 5pm, but end of day is anytime by...
aqua galvanic sandwich
  01/06/26
You got it reversed
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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:13 PM
Author: Sapphire vibrant school pozpig

Also--your time or their time?

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



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:15 PM
Author: Aromatic Fuchsia Public Bath

your time eod 12am

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



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:18 PM
Author: multi-colored roast beef



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



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:20 PM
Author: Sapphire vibrant school pozpig

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=2most#49564561)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 4:50 PM
Author: khaki overrated headpube water buffalo

“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=2most#49564839)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:18 PM
Author: Demanding saffron chapel halford

eod = midnight

cob = 1700

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



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:20 PM
Author: twinkling erotic french chef



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:51 PM
Author: Slate stirring kitty factory reset button

Cr

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



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:53 PM
Author: french juggernaut station



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:19 PM
Author: Umber Exciting Menage International Law Enforcement Agency

"When it's done"



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



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:21 PM
Author: Sapphire vibrant school pozpig

What if it's not done until after EOD?

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



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:26 PM
Author: Umber Exciting Menage International Law Enforcement Agency

Will flip this to you ASAP, thanks

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



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Date: January 5th, 2026 11:45 PM
Author: razzle pistol partner



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:20 PM
Author: Ruby Talented Theater Community Account

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

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



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:23 PM
Author: Sapphire vibrant school pozpig

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=2most#49564569)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:38 PM
Author: Ruby Talented Theater Community Account

it depends on your office culture and who else is involved

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



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:25 PM
Author: ultramarine hyperactive hell fanboi

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=2most#49564576)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:31 PM
Author: Sapphire vibrant school pozpig

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=2most#49564589)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:39 PM
Author: Flatulent opaque space

I’m absolutely swamped with poasts to make

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



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:42 PM
Author: ultramarine hyperactive hell fanboi

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=2most#49564645)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:25 PM
Author: maize talking dilemma

2pm if a scientist needs to review it

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



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:39 PM
Author: twinkling erotic french chef



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



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Date: January 5th, 2026 5:06 PM
Author: Motley locus sweet tailpipe



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



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Date: January 5th, 2026 10:45 PM
Author: Blue internet-worthy dopamine crackhouse



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



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:35 PM
Author: mildly autistic ceo sanctuary

usually means "within the hour"

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



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:44 PM
Author: Confused church

9 or 10pm

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



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:54 PM
Author: Sapphire vibrant school pozpig

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=2most#49564680)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 4:47 PM
Author: Henna comical address jap

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=2most#49564828)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 6:09 PM
Author: Sapphire vibrant school pozpig

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=2most#49565016)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 8:29 PM
Author: Silver stimulating quadroon brunch

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

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



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Date: January 5th, 2026 10:26 PM
Author: Rose cruel-hearted base

Cr.

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



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Date: January 5th, 2026 11:44 PM
Author: chocolate razzmatazz spot



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



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Date: January 5th, 2026 10:18 PM
Author: Blue internet-worthy dopamine crackhouse

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=2most#49565681)



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Date: January 6th, 2026 8:13 PM
Author: Henna comical address jap

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=2most#49567806)



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Date: January 7th, 2026 3:05 PM
Author: ;..;.;..;...;..;.;.;.;;;;


lol

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



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Date: January 5th, 2026 11:45 PM
Author: spruce excitant field

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

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



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Date: January 6th, 2026 8:15 PM
Author: aqua galvanic sandwich

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=2most#49567815)



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Date: January 7th, 2026 3:06 PM
Author: ;..;.;..;...;..;.;.;.;;;;


You got it reversed

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



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Date: January 13th, 2026 10:42 PM
Author: ;..;.;..;...;..;.;.;.;;;;




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