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Corcoran French Lawyers

Law firm · Christchurch Centre, Christchurch

What your customers see when they look for you, and where that puts you among 216 Christchurch lawyers.

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Checked12 October 2026
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Corcoran French Lawyers

Law firm · Christchurch Centre, Christchurch

Where you stand#61of 216 lawyers
Overall health7.2/10across the eight areas
How AI describes youMarketbase business report

What AI tells people about you

Corcoran French Lawyers is a Christchurch Central City law firm serving Canterbury and the West Coast, with additional offices in Kaiapoi, Greymouth and Akaroa. With a team of around 70, the firm provides personal and commercial legal services including conveyancing and employment law, and positions itself as a multi-disciplined practice offering long-term legal support.

Corcoran French Lawyers is a Christchurch Central City law firm that also lists offices in Kaiapoi, Greymouth and Akaroa, serving clients across Canterbury and the West Coast. The firm highlights a long history of practice and a broad team of lawyers available for a range of legal needs.

The practice offers personal and commercial legal services and mentions common areas such as conveyancing and employment law. It presents itself as a multi-disciplined firm able to assist with different stages of life and business, aiming to provide effective legal solutions and ongoing support.

Customers tend to describe interactions with Corcoran French as professional, patient and calm. Reviews note that staff take time to explain processes, handle transactions promptly, and guide clients through buying or selling property. Clients also mention friendly, skilled lawyers who are willing to address questions and work through complications when they arise.

Locally, Corcoran French is positioned as a full-service legal practice with a sizeable team that can cover a variety of personal and commercial matters. Its presence across Christchurch and nearby towns, combined with consistent mentions of professionalism and responsive service, is a practical distinction for clients seeking established legal support in Canterbury and the West Coast.

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01Google listingMarketbase business report

Your Google listing

Corcoran French Lawyers shows strong Google listing health with a clear, claimable profile and contact options. The overall health score is 8.1 out of 10, indicating solid completeness and accuracy. The most notable findings are a claimed listing with a working phone number and a website link, plus an open-for-business status that informs customers of availability.

Strengths

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    Open statusYour listing shows the business as trading, so customers see accurate availability and Google treats the listing as live.
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    ClaimedYour listing is claimed, so you control what it says, you can reply to reviews, and edits suggested by the public come to you first.
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    NameYour business name is showing on the listing, so a customer searching for you by name finds you, and everything else on the listing hangs off it.

Top two opportunities

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    Description lengthYour description gives a reader less than half the listings here do, so someone reading yours and then a competitor's gets less to go on from you.
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    Photos on the listingYou have more photos on your listing than half the businesses here, so a customer arriving has enough to look at that they stay on it.
11 checks on your Google listing. You're seeing 5 of them.
8.7Strong
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4.4 ★★★★★ (37)
Law firm · Christchurch Centre
Open 5 days ✓
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From the business

For over 125 years, we have been offering Canterbury and West Coast residents and businesses legal advice and peace of mind when it’s needed most. With a team of 70 strong, we’re your law firm for life. Whether you need us for personal or commercial needs, our commitment is always to deliver you effective solutions and peace of mind.

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02ReviewsMarketbase business report

Your reviews

Corcoran French Lawyers shows an above-average health score in Google reviews, indicating generally positive reception. The business has not yet engaged with any reviews, and customer responses could build trust. Star rating and listing reach are solid, with ratings above the bottom quartile and reviews in the upper median, reflecting a healthy baseline but room to grow engagement.

Strengths

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Top three opportunities

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    Response rateNone of your reviews have a reply, which means a customer reading them sees your happiest and your angriest customers with nothing from you in between.
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    Star ratingYour rating sits below what half the businesses here carry, which gives a customer choosing between three of you a reason to pick one of the others.
  • 3
    Review confidenceYour rating and your review count together sit ahead of half the field here, so a customer has enough to go on and no reason to hesitate.
4 checks on your reviews. You're seeing 3 of them.
7.3Good
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4.4★★★★★37 reviews
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Google reviewsChristchurch lawyers · 216 businesses
You are #59 for your Google reviews
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Where you show up on the map

Corcoran French Lawyers shows a low overall Google Maps health score of 2.6/10, indicating limited visibility across maps searches. The borough score has improved and sits above the bottom quartile, suggesting steady progress in Christchurch and surrounding suburbs. Top keywords show strong performance for estate planning and real estate related queries in Christchurch Centre and nearby areas.

Strengths

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Top two opportunities

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    Maps visibility across the city groupYou appear in a handful of Maps searches across the suburbs around you, far fewer than most businesses here.
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    Maps visibility in your own suburbYou show up in local Maps searches less often than half your suburb, so on a search from nearby you sit below businesses a customer would otherwise treat as equal.
2 checks on your map positions. You're seeing both.
2.5Room to grow
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1Seen in 6 searches across Christchurch, top three in none
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Map positionsChristchurch lawyers · 216 businesses
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Where customers find you

Corcoran French Lawyers shows above-average social presence with a solid Facebook and LinkedIn footprint, delivering trust signals to local clients. Health is 6.5 out of 10, indicating room for growth. The strongest achievement is a very high-trust Facebook profile and a well-maintained LinkedIn Company listing. Opportunities lie in expanding Instagram, TikTok, Neighbourly, Yellow Directory and LinkedIn presence to broaden reach.

Strengths

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    Having a Facebook page at allWe found your Facebook Profile page, and the trail is strong enough that nobody would question it is yours - it is linked from something you own, or it dominates a search for your name.
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    Top Lawyers ListingWe can see your Top Lawyers Listing listing (https://toplawyers.co.nz/corcoran-french-lawyers-christchurch) found via: Google search results.

Top three opportunities

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    Instagram ProfileWe could not find an active Instagram Profile profile for your business, so a customer who looks for you there finds nothing.
  • 2
    Tiktok ProfileWe could not find an active TikTok account for your business, so anyone who looks for you there finds nothing.
  • 3
    Yellow ProfileWe could not find an active Yellow Profile listing for your business, which means anyone checking you there finds nothing and moves on to whoever is listed.
16 checks on your listings and social. You're seeing 5 of them.
6.6Good
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Listings and socialChristchurch lawyers · 216 businesses
You are #74 for listings and social
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05Facebook pageMarketbase business report

Your Facebook page

Strengths

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    Where your page link pointsThe link on your page goes to a domain that is yours, so a visitor who came for the photos leaves on your terms and the enquiry lands in your inbox rather than someone else's.
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    A page address you choseThe address on your page carries your business name, so a customer told about you at a barbecue can find the page by typing what they heard.
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    A phone numberA phone number shows on your page, so the person who found you on Facebook before they found your website can ring straight from it.

Top two opportunities

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    What your page says about youYour intro runs to a line, shorter than most pages here, so it names the business without settling whether you do the particular job the reader came about or cover the suburb they live in.
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    People following your pageYour following sits ahead of half the pages here, so an ordinary post reaches a real local audience without you paying for it.
8 checks on your Facebook page. You're seeing 5 of them.
9.1Strong
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Facebook pageChristchurch lawyers · 216 businesses
You are #21 for your Facebook page
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Your website

Corcoran French Lawyers shows a strong on-page SEO health, with a high overall score and solid meta description and title tag relevance. The two key findings are a high health score and well-optimized meta description, while opportunities focus on reducing render-blocking resources and improving page load speed and text-to-page size balance.

Strengths

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    Meta descriptionYour search summary sits in the length that reads in full on most screens, which is as far as length alone can take it - a narrow phone still cuts the tail off a line this size.
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    FaviconThe tab your site opens in carries your own icon, so a customer with a dozen tabs going can find their way back to you by sight.
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    Page file sizeYour home page is light enough to open quickly on a phone with a weak signal, which is where most people meet a local business for the first time.

Top three opportunities

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    The shape of your link profileYour links are piled onto a small number of sites for a profile this size, so they are doing less for you than the count suggests.
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    On-page scoreThe basics on your home page are half in place: it opens and it reads, but enough checks still fail that a customer on a phone away from wifi notices the wait before they notice the business.
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    Domain HealthYour site answers, but something did not check out - an insecure link, a redirect chain, a domain shared with other businesses, or a listing pointing at a social page.
23 checks on your website. You're seeing 6 of them.
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How people find you on Google

Corcoran French Lawyers shows an above-average website health with a 6.5/10 score. Traffic health is steady, with organic visibility in the 25th-50th percentile and paid activity lagging. The main opportunities focus on starting paid campaigns and improving paid visibility, while sustaining organic momentum through fresh content and backlinks.

Strengths

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Top three opportunities

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    What you spend on adsWe can see no paid search activity for your site, which in most local markets is the norm rather than a gap.
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    Monthly ad visitsYour site receives no visitors from paid search, which for most local businesses in this market is the norm rather than a problem.
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    Search terms you advertise onYou are not covering any search terms with ads, which for most local businesses here is normal.
6 checks on your search and traffic. You're seeing 3 of them.
7.1Good
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cflaw.co.nzCorcoran French Lawyers - Home

Corcoran French Lawyers offer legal expertise in personal and business law. Contact our Christchurch, Kaiapoi, and West Coast team today! Kaiapoi 03 327 8159 ...

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Google search and trafficChristchurch lawyers · 216 businesses
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Your hours against demand

Corcoran French Lawyers' published hours align well with several midweek high-demand windows, particularly Tuesday midday and Thursday mid-morning, meaning availability matches when clients search most. However the firm is closed for several popular weekend and early-morning slots - notably Saturday 10am and Sunday early afternoon - representing missed opportunities to capture additional enquiries.

Strengths

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Top opportunity

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    Hours aligned with demandYour hours cover more of the busy stretches than the middle of the field, so you are open for most of the searching that happens near you.
1 check on your opening hours. You're seeing it.
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Corcoran French Lawyers
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Hours 1
Monday8:30am-5pm
Tuesday8:30am-5pm
Wednesday8:30am-5pm
Thursday8:30am-5pm
Friday8:30am-5pm
SaturdayClosed
SundayClosed
Popular times Sunday · Christchurch Centre
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Opening hoursChristchurch lawyers · 216 businesses
You are #14 for opening hours
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01Google listing2 opportunities

02Reviews3 opportunities

03Map positions2 opportunities

04Listings and social3 opportunities

05Facebook page2 opportunities

06Your website3 opportunities

07Google search and traffic3 opportunities

08Opening hours1 opportunity

Where you'd stand#61of 216 Christchurch lawyers
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Christchurch lawyersOverall · 216 businesses
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