TLA (Tree of Life Associates) Bangalore - Good L&E, GC, IPR Work. Decent Pay (40k ish for a fresher) - Amazing Work Hours (On Paper, its 10-6, but in a lot of cases, people can leave earlier also). From what I've heard, they don't bar you from taking up your own work outside of the firm, as long as you finish your assigned tasks as well. Its a nice quaint office, with about 15 people in a good neighbourhood (Kalyan Nagar) and it feels more like a group of friends working together than a firm.

So, the Associate working there didn't give me an exact figure, but attributed it to other small firms in BLR like Qu**ar Legsal and stated that it's well above the base litigation pay (from small firms) in BLR. So it would be safe to approximate it to around 30-40k (Considering a lot of the small litigation firms here are paying around 25k pm)

Try inhouse buddy, you will learn gradually and will be able to enjoy your work life balance. But since the work timing is fixed, don't expect to have a learning like law firm lawyers. Law is all about who is putting more hours and I guess that's reality of everything we do. More hours more learning. Prioritize of what you want in life and try figuring out jobs which align to your priorities. Law firms small, mid or big have the same culture. All the best.