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Mumbai
Delhi NCR
Bangalore
In that order. Almost always. These three cities are the most important for any law firms.
Mumbai is the most important city almost all marquee deals are done by Mumbai teams. Associates in Mumbai are given more salaries than the one in Delhi and Bangalore.
Negligible Hiring is done in a few cities through PPOs (rarely)
Chennai
Ahmedabad
Pune
Kolkata
Hyderabad
In that order. But salaries in these cities depend on the team and partner. Firmwide salaries they give in Mumbai, Delhi and Bangalore doesn't apply in these cities. Generally these cities give 50% to 70% of what they pay in Mumbai, Delhi and Bangalore.
These cities are called emerging cities. But none of them actually have any noteworthy practice or structure.
National Practices maintain namesake office in these cities - Chennai, Pune etc. Firms like Trilegal, S&R avoid these namesake offices altogether.