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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?
Gaped jap electric furnace
  01/05/26
your time eod 12am
Galvanic dog poop
  01/05/26
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180 emerald hairy legs house
  01/05/26
Why midnight? Assume you don't have a reason to think the pe...
Gaped jap electric furnace
  01/05/26
“Assume you don't have a reason to think the people wa...
Seedy Hunting Ground Location
  01/05/26
eod = midnight cob = 1700
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Ebony jewess
  01/05/26
Cr
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filthy bossy cuckoldry
  01/05/26
"When it's done"
vivacious black pit pocket flask
  01/05/26
What if it's not done until after EOD?
Gaped jap electric furnace
  01/05/26
Will flip this to you ASAP, thanks
vivacious black pit pocket flask
  01/05/26
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beady-eyed crotch indirect expression
  01/05/26
depends on the context. court filing? midnight. in-house? li...
Bateful Frisky Gaming Laptop Gaping
  01/05/26
Court filing is easy insofar as there will be a Local Rule. ...
Gaped jap electric furnace
  01/05/26
it depends on your office culture and who else is involved
Bateful Frisky Gaming Laptop Gaping
  01/05/26
Biglaw trannies are also midnight, but 10 pm is far more app...
transparent fighting trailer park toilet seat
  01/05/26
Setting an artificial 4 pm deadline is wild. If someone want...
Gaped jap electric furnace
  01/05/26
I’m absolutely swamped with poasts to make
laughsome love of her life main people
  01/05/26
Yes. The point of the 4 pm deadline is for them to pretend t...
transparent fighting trailer park toilet seat
  01/05/26
2pm if a scientist needs to review it
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Ebony jewess
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Cordovan Swollen Haunted Graveyard Lettuce
  01/05/26
usually means "within the hour"
cheese-eating alcoholic market
  01/05/26
9 or 10pm
Trip Mother
  01/05/26
Why those times? At 9, I might just be logging back on after...
Gaped jap electric furnace
  01/05/26
It generally means 5 or 6pm in the requestor’s time zo...
excitant boiling water
  01/05/26
What is requestor is in Europe? Or you're on west coast, req...
Gaped jap electric furnace
  01/05/26
in house it means 5 to 6pm. biglaw it means midnight.
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  01/05/26
Cr.
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charismatic filthpig
  01/05/26
More precisely in biglaw, end of day means “before you...
Cordovan Swollen Haunted Graveyard Lettuce
  01/05/26
There’s going to be more punctuation at the end of tha...
excitant boiling water
  01/06/26
lol
;..;.;..;...;..;.;.;.;;;;
  01/07/26
At the end of the day, what does it matter?
Pungent azure theatre corn cake
  01/05/26
close of business means by 5pm, but end of day is anytime by...
big psychic tattoo
  01/06/26
You got it reversed
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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:13 PM
Author: Gaped jap electric furnace

Also--your time or their time?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5817621&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310486#49564535)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:15 PM
Author: Galvanic dog poop

your time eod 12am

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5817621&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310486#49564546)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:18 PM
Author: 180 emerald hairy legs house



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:20 PM
Author: Gaped jap electric furnace

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\u0026mark_id=5310486#49564561)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 4:50 PM
Author: Seedy Hunting Ground Location

“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\u0026mark_id=5310486#49564839)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:18 PM
Author: Razzmatazz patrolman theater stage

eod = midnight

cob = 1700

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5817621&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310486#49564552)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:20 PM
Author: Ebony jewess



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:51 PM
Author: electric casino factory reset button

Cr

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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:53 PM
Author: filthy bossy cuckoldry



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:19 PM
Author: vivacious black pit pocket flask

"When it's done"



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5817621&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310486#49564555)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:21 PM
Author: Gaped jap electric furnace

What if it's not done until after EOD?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5817621&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310486#49564564)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:26 PM
Author: vivacious black pit pocket flask

Will flip this to you ASAP, thanks

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5817621&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310486#49564579)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 11:45 PM
Author: beady-eyed crotch indirect expression



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:20 PM
Author: Bateful Frisky Gaming Laptop Gaping

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

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5817621&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310486#49564560)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:23 PM
Author: Gaped jap electric furnace

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\u0026mark_id=5310486#49564569)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:38 PM
Author: Bateful Frisky Gaming Laptop Gaping

it depends on your office culture and who else is involved

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5817621&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310486#49564624)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:25 PM
Author: transparent fighting trailer park toilet seat

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\u0026mark_id=5310486#49564576)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:31 PM
Author: Gaped jap electric furnace

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\u0026mark_id=5310486#49564589)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:39 PM
Author: laughsome love of her life main people

I’m absolutely swamped with poasts to make

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5817621&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310486#49564630)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:42 PM
Author: transparent fighting trailer park toilet seat

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\u0026mark_id=5310486#49564645)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:25 PM
Author: Cobalt Sandwich Mad-dog Skullcap

2pm if a scientist needs to review it

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5817621&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310486#49564577)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:39 PM
Author: Ebony jewess



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5817621&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310486#49564629)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 5:06 PM
Author: startled passionate ape coldplay fan



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5817621&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310486#49564881)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 10:45 PM
Author: Cordovan Swollen Haunted Graveyard Lettuce



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5817621&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310486#49565722)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:35 PM
Author: cheese-eating alcoholic market

usually means "within the hour"

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5817621&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310486#49564613)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:44 PM
Author: Trip Mother

9 or 10pm

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5817621&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310486#49564647)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:54 PM
Author: Gaped jap electric furnace

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\u0026mark_id=5310486#49564680)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 4:47 PM
Author: excitant boiling water

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\u0026mark_id=5310486#49564828)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 6:09 PM
Author: Gaped jap electric furnace

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\u0026mark_id=5310486#49565016)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 8:29 PM
Author: angry supple stage stain

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

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5817621&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310486#49565377)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 10:26 PM
Author: flushed cocky hall cuck

Cr.

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Date: January 5th, 2026 11:44 PM
Author: charismatic filthpig



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5817621&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310486#49565821)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 10:18 PM
Author: Cordovan Swollen Haunted Graveyard Lettuce

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\u0026mark_id=5310486#49565681)



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Date: January 6th, 2026 8:13 PM
Author: excitant boiling water

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\u0026mark_id=5310486#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=2\u0026mark_id=5310486#49569664)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 11:45 PM
Author: Pungent azure theatre corn cake

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

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5817621&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310486#49565824)



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Date: January 6th, 2026 8:15 PM
Author: big psychic tattoo

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\u0026mark_id=5310486#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=2\u0026mark_id=5310486#49569669)



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




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