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What would be more preferable:

1. Starting litigation in a tier 1 city with a HC.

2. Starting practice at tier 1 city with no HC but better contacts/ easier to build own name.
Are you a networking pro? Go for option 1. Won't be hard to build connections.

Wallflower? Stick to option 2. Once your base is strong, it would be easy to track sources for feeding you Appellate stage matters