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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?
Dun marvelous institution
  01/05/26
your time eod 12am
aquamarine vibrant half-breed
  01/05/26
...
fiercely-loyal lilac set
  01/05/26
Why midnight? Assume you don't have a reason to think the pe...
Dun marvelous institution
  01/05/26
“Assume you don't have a reason to think the people wa...
Cordovan Effete Sound Barrier Crackhouse
  01/05/26
eod = midnight cob = 1700
Fear-inspiring Vigorous Bawdyhouse
  01/05/26
...
Peach exciting puppy
  01/05/26
Cr
excitant ebony casino new version
  01/05/26
...
know-it-all thirsty pervert
  01/05/26
"When it's done"
bespoke galvanic fanboi
  01/05/26
What if it's not done until after EOD?
Dun marvelous institution
  01/05/26
Will flip this to you ASAP, thanks
bespoke galvanic fanboi
  01/05/26
...
Fragrant gaping
  01/05/26
depends on the context. court filing? midnight. in-house? li...
sable gas station
  01/05/26
Court filing is easy insofar as there will be a Local Rule. ...
Dun marvelous institution
  01/05/26
it depends on your office culture and who else is involved
sable gas station
  01/05/26
Biglaw trannies are also midnight, but 10 pm is far more app...
Amber keepsake machete stain
  01/05/26
Setting an artificial 4 pm deadline is wild. If someone want...
Dun marvelous institution
  01/05/26
I’m absolutely swamped with poasts to make
Trip Property Deer Antler
  01/05/26
Yes. The point of the 4 pm deadline is for them to pretend t...
Amber keepsake machete stain
  01/05/26
2pm if a scientist needs to review it
Curious Citrine Hairy Legs Dragon
  01/05/26
...
Peach exciting puppy
  01/05/26
...
talented amethyst mad-dog skullcap step-uncle's house
  01/05/26
...
Painfully Honest Glittery Pozpig
  01/05/26
usually means "within the hour"
Coral organic girlfriend
  01/05/26
9 or 10pm
nofapping old irish cottage
  01/05/26
Why those times? At 9, I might just be logging back on after...
Dun marvelous institution
  01/05/26
It generally means 5 or 6pm in the requestor’s time zo...
alcoholic theatre
  01/05/26
What is requestor is in Europe? Or you're on west coast, req...
Dun marvelous institution
  01/05/26
in house it means 5 to 6pm. biglaw it means midnight.
Ultramarine razzle lay
  01/05/26
Cr.
Brass Idea He Suggested Telephone
  01/05/26
...
Vivacious misunderstood mad cow disease
  01/05/26
More precisely in biglaw, end of day means “before you...
Painfully Honest Glittery Pozpig
  01/05/26
There’s going to be more punctuation at the end of tha...
alcoholic theatre
  01/06/26
lol
Painfully Honest Glittery Pozpig
  01/07/26
At the end of the day, what does it matter?
Laughsome dead filthpig
  01/05/26
close of business means by 5pm, but end of day is anytime by...
awkward pistol becky
  01/06/26
You got it reversed
Painfully Honest Glittery Pozpig
  01/07/26
...
Painfully Honest Glittery Pozpig
  01/13/26


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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:13 PM
Author: Dun marvelous institution

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: aquamarine vibrant half-breed

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: fiercely-loyal lilac set



(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: Dun marvelous institution

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: Cordovan Effete Sound Barrier Crackhouse

“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: Fear-inspiring Vigorous Bawdyhouse

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: Peach exciting puppy



(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: excitant ebony casino new version

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: know-it-all thirsty pervert



(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: bespoke galvanic fanboi

"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: Dun marvelous institution

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: bespoke galvanic fanboi

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: Fragrant gaping



(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: sable gas station

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: Dun marvelous institution

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: sable gas station

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: Amber keepsake machete stain

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: Dun marvelous institution

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: Trip Property Deer Antler

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: Amber keepsake machete stain

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: Curious Citrine Hairy Legs Dragon

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: Peach exciting puppy



(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: talented amethyst mad-dog skullcap step-uncle's house



(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: Painfully Honest Glittery Pozpig



(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: Coral organic girlfriend

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: nofapping old irish cottage

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: Dun marvelous institution

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: alcoholic theatre

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: Dun marvelous institution

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: Ultramarine razzle lay

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: Brass Idea He Suggested Telephone

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: Vivacious misunderstood mad cow disease



(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: Painfully Honest Glittery Pozpig

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: alcoholic theatre

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: Painfully Honest Glittery Pozpig

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: Laughsome dead filthpig

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: awkward pistol becky

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: Painfully Honest Glittery Pozpig

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: Painfully Honest Glittery Pozpig



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