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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-dazzle ruddy dingle berry personal credit line
  01/05/26
your time eod 12am
Transparent death wish
  01/05/26
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Anal mad cow disease boiling water
  01/05/26
Why midnight? Assume you don't have a reason to think the pe...
Razzle-dazzle ruddy dingle berry personal credit line
  01/05/26
“Assume you don't have a reason to think the people wa...
Mewling idiot theater
  01/05/26
eod = midnight cob = 1700
Iridescent weed whacker
  01/05/26
...
offensive twinkling electric furnace
  01/05/26
Cr
orchid hell
  01/05/26
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180 Nursing Home Juggernaut
  01/05/26
"When it's done"
bistre sanctuary coffee pot
  01/05/26
What if it's not done until after EOD?
Razzle-dazzle ruddy dingle berry personal credit line
  01/05/26
Will flip this to you ASAP, thanks
bistre sanctuary coffee pot
  01/05/26
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Supple deer antler locale
  01/05/26
depends on the context. court filing? midnight. in-house? li...
zombie-like therapy private investor
  01/05/26
Court filing is easy insofar as there will be a Local Rule. ...
Razzle-dazzle ruddy dingle berry personal credit line
  01/05/26
it depends on your office culture and who else is involved
zombie-like therapy private investor
  01/05/26
Biglaw trannies are also midnight, but 10 pm is far more app...
dashing senate community account
  01/05/26
Setting an artificial 4 pm deadline is wild. If someone want...
Razzle-dazzle ruddy dingle berry personal credit line
  01/05/26
I’m absolutely swamped with poasts to make
fluffy aphrodisiac roommate giraffe
  01/05/26
Yes. The point of the 4 pm deadline is for them to pretend t...
dashing senate community account
  01/05/26
2pm if a scientist needs to review it
Magenta french tank
  01/05/26
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offensive twinkling electric furnace
  01/05/26
...
puce kitty cat
  01/05/26
...
indigo mildly autistic heaven
  01/05/26
usually means "within the hour"
Comical Tan Gas Station
  01/05/26
9 or 10pm
black rebellious codepig tanning salon
  01/05/26
Why those times? At 9, I might just be logging back on after...
Razzle-dazzle ruddy dingle berry personal credit line
  01/05/26
It generally means 5 or 6pm in the requestor’s time zo...
Ruby nowag toaster
  01/05/26
What is requestor is in Europe? Or you're on west coast, req...
Razzle-dazzle ruddy dingle berry personal credit line
  01/05/26
in house it means 5 to 6pm. biglaw it means midnight.
cracking menage
  01/05/26
Cr.
Confused thirsty ape
  01/05/26
...
concupiscible white lay
  01/05/26
More precisely in biglaw, end of day means “before you...
indigo mildly autistic heaven
  01/05/26
There’s going to be more punctuation at the end of tha...
Ruby nowag toaster
  01/06/26
lol
indigo mildly autistic heaven
  01/07/26
At the end of the day, what does it matter?
multi-colored nudist parlor
  01/05/26
close of business means by 5pm, but end of day is anytime by...
territorial kink-friendly public bath coldplay fan
  01/06/26
You got it reversed
indigo mildly autistic heaven
  01/07/26
...
indigo mildly autistic heaven
  01/13/26


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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:13 PM
Author: Razzle-dazzle ruddy dingle berry personal credit line

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: Transparent death wish

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: Anal mad cow disease boiling water



(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-dazzle ruddy dingle berry personal credit line

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: Mewling idiot theater

“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: Iridescent weed whacker

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: offensive twinkling electric furnace



(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: orchid hell

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: 180 Nursing Home Juggernaut



(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: bistre sanctuary coffee pot

"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-dazzle ruddy dingle berry personal credit line

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: bistre sanctuary coffee pot

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: Supple deer antler locale



(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: zombie-like therapy private investor

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-dazzle ruddy dingle berry personal credit line

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: zombie-like therapy private investor

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: dashing senate community account

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-dazzle ruddy dingle berry personal credit line

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: fluffy aphrodisiac roommate giraffe

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: dashing senate community account

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: Magenta french tank

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: offensive twinkling electric furnace



(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: puce kitty cat



(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: indigo mildly autistic heaven



(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: Comical Tan Gas Station

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: black rebellious codepig tanning salon

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-dazzle ruddy dingle berry personal credit line

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: Ruby nowag toaster

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-dazzle ruddy dingle berry personal credit line

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: cracking menage

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: Confused thirsty ape

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: concupiscible white lay



(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: indigo mildly autistic heaven

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: Ruby nowag toaster

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: indigo mildly autistic heaven

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: multi-colored nudist parlor

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: territorial kink-friendly public bath coldplay fan

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: indigo mildly autistic heaven

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: indigo mildly autistic heaven



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