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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?
spruce drunken church organic girlfriend
  01/05/26
your time eod 12am
Trip dysfunction dingle berry
  01/05/26
...
Cyan gas station
  01/05/26
Why midnight? Assume you don't have a reason to think the pe...
spruce drunken church organic girlfriend
  01/05/26
“Assume you don't have a reason to think the people wa...
internet-worthy mad-dog skullcap
  01/05/26
eod = midnight cob = 1700
stimulating forum puppy
  01/05/26
...
Brindle immigrant
  01/05/26
Cr
insane resort tattoo
  01/05/26
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claret comical cuckoldry
  01/05/26
"When it's done"
nudist shrine
  01/05/26
What if it's not done until after EOD?
spruce drunken church organic girlfriend
  01/05/26
Will flip this to you ASAP, thanks
nudist shrine
  01/05/26
...
Insecure incel state
  01/05/26
depends on the context. court filing? midnight. in-house? li...
heady jet theater stage persian
  01/05/26
Court filing is easy insofar as there will be a Local Rule. ...
spruce drunken church organic girlfriend
  01/05/26
it depends on your office culture and who else is involved
heady jet theater stage persian
  01/05/26
Biglaw trannies are also midnight, but 10 pm is far more app...
Bipolar Curious Parlor
  01/05/26
Setting an artificial 4 pm deadline is wild. If someone want...
spruce drunken church organic girlfriend
  01/05/26
I’m absolutely swamped with poasts to make
Vibrant Love Of Her Life Mood
  01/05/26
Yes. The point of the 4 pm deadline is for them to pretend t...
Bipolar Curious Parlor
  01/05/26
2pm if a scientist needs to review it
indecent unhinged school lettuce
  01/05/26
...
Brindle immigrant
  01/05/26
...
floppy jew
  01/05/26
...
Bat Shit Crazy Juggernaut
  01/05/26
usually means "within the hour"
poppy histrionic potus school cafeteria
  01/05/26
9 or 10pm
impressive piazza
  01/05/26
Why those times? At 9, I might just be logging back on after...
spruce drunken church organic girlfriend
  01/05/26
It generally means 5 or 6pm in the requestor’s time zo...
magical stag film
  01/05/26
What is requestor is in Europe? Or you're on west coast, req...
spruce drunken church organic girlfriend
  01/05/26
in house it means 5 to 6pm. biglaw it means midnight.
Soggy Water Buffalo Becky
  01/05/26
Cr.
Painfully honest french liquid oxygen
  01/05/26
...
tripping tanning salon azn
  01/05/26
More precisely in biglaw, end of day means “before you...
Bat Shit Crazy Juggernaut
  01/05/26
There’s going to be more punctuation at the end of tha...
magical stag film
  01/06/26
lol
Bat Shit Crazy Juggernaut
  01/07/26
At the end of the day, what does it matter?
sick titillating site
  01/05/26
close of business means by 5pm, but end of day is anytime by...
Multi-colored parlour
  01/06/26
You got it reversed
Bat Shit Crazy Juggernaut
  01/07/26
...
Bat Shit Crazy Juggernaut
  01/13/26


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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:13 PM
Author: spruce drunken church organic girlfriend

Also--your time or their time?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5817621&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310906",#49564535)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:15 PM
Author: Trip dysfunction dingle berry

your time eod 12am

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5817621&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310906",#49564546)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:18 PM
Author: Cyan gas station



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5817621&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310906",#49564549)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:20 PM
Author: spruce drunken church organic girlfriend

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=5310906",#49564561)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 4:50 PM
Author: internet-worthy mad-dog skullcap

“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=5310906",#49564839)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:18 PM
Author: stimulating forum puppy

eod = midnight

cob = 1700

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5817621&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310906",#49564552)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:20 PM
Author: Brindle immigrant



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5817621&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310906",#49564562)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:51 PM
Author: insane resort tattoo

Cr

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5817621&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310906",#49564673)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:53 PM
Author: claret comical cuckoldry



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5817621&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310906",#49564678)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:19 PM
Author: nudist shrine

"When it's done"



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5817621&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310906",#49564555)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:21 PM
Author: spruce drunken church organic girlfriend

What if it's not done until after EOD?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5817621&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310906",#49564564)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:26 PM
Author: nudist shrine

Will flip this to you ASAP, thanks

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5817621&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310906",#49564579)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 11:45 PM
Author: Insecure incel state



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5817621&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310906",#49565826)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:20 PM
Author: heady jet theater stage persian

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=5310906",#49564560)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:23 PM
Author: spruce drunken church organic girlfriend

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=5310906",#49564569)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:38 PM
Author: heady jet theater stage persian

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=5310906",#49564624)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:25 PM
Author: Bipolar Curious Parlor

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=5310906",#49564576)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:31 PM
Author: spruce drunken church organic girlfriend

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=5310906",#49564589)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:39 PM
Author: Vibrant Love Of Her Life Mood

I’m absolutely swamped with poasts to make

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5817621&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310906",#49564630)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:42 PM
Author: Bipolar Curious Parlor

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=5310906",#49564645)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:25 PM
Author: indecent unhinged school lettuce

2pm if a scientist needs to review it

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5817621&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310906",#49564577)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:39 PM
Author: Brindle immigrant



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5817621&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310906",#49564629)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 5:06 PM
Author: floppy jew



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5817621&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310906",#49564881)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 10:45 PM
Author: Bat Shit Crazy Juggernaut



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5817621&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310906",#49565722)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:35 PM
Author: poppy histrionic potus school cafeteria

usually means "within the hour"

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5817621&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310906",#49564613)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:44 PM
Author: impressive piazza

9 or 10pm

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5817621&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310906",#49564647)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 3:54 PM
Author: spruce drunken church organic girlfriend

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=5310906",#49564680)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 4:47 PM
Author: magical stag film

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=5310906",#49564828)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 6:09 PM
Author: spruce drunken church organic girlfriend

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=5310906",#49565016)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 8:29 PM
Author: Soggy Water Buffalo Becky

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=5310906",#49565377)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 10:26 PM
Author: Painfully honest french liquid oxygen

Cr.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5817621&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310906",#49565691)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 11:44 PM
Author: tripping tanning salon azn



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5817621&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310906",#49565821)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 10:18 PM
Author: Bat Shit Crazy Juggernaut

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=5310906",#49565681)



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Date: January 6th, 2026 8:13 PM
Author: magical stag film

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=5310906",#49567806)



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Date: January 7th, 2026 3:05 PM
Author: Bat Shit Crazy Juggernaut

lol

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5817621&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310906",#49569664)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 11:45 PM
Author: sick titillating site

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

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5817621&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310906",#49565824)



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Date: January 6th, 2026 8:15 PM
Author: Multi-colored parlour

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=5310906",#49567815)



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Date: January 7th, 2026 3:06 PM
Author: Bat Shit Crazy Juggernaut

You got it reversed

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5817621&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310906",#49569669)



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Date: January 13th, 2026 10:42 PM
Author: Bat Shit Crazy Juggernaut



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5817621&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310906",#49587793)