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Lawhub

Law firm · Northcote-Papanui, 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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Lawhub

Law firm · Northcote-Papanui, Christchurch

Where you stand#74of 216 lawyers
Overall health6.6/10across the eight areas

Going well

04Listings and social9.805Facebook page9.703Map positions9.301Google listing8.502Reviews7.5

Where we can help

08Opening hours2.807Google search and traffic0.006Your website-
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What AI tells people about you

Lawhub is a boutique law firm in Papanui, Christchurch, specialising in immigration, matrimonial, property, employment and estate law. Operating since 2017, Lawhub describes a people-centred approach and states genuine care for clients, their relationships and possessions, and practical legal advice. Reviews commonly note efficient communication, compassion and a straightforward, trustworthy team.

Lawhub is a boutique law firm based in Papanui, Christchurch. Established in 2017, the firm states it provides quality legal advice across several core areas and maintains local offices serving Christchurch clients.

The practice specialises in immigration, matrimonial, property, employment and estate law. Services described by the firm cover standard matters in those areas, including property transactions such as house purchases, immigration matters, relationship and family issues, workplace disputes and estate planning.

Clients tend to report experiences centred on efficient communication, compassion and a caring approach. Review themes include professionalism, straightforward advice that is not focused solely on fees, trust in the team, and a responsive, efficient service. One review specifically mentions a positive experience buying a house with help from the team.

Locally, Lawhub presents as a small, people-focused firm in Papanui that aims to combine practical legal work with personal care. The firm highlights genuine concern for clients' lives, relationships and possessions, which, together with the Christchurch location and established presence since 2017, is a distinguishing feature for clients seeking accessible, attentive legal support.

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01Google listingMarketbase business report

Your Google listing

Lawhub shows a healthy Google Business Listing with a score of 8.0 out of 10. The listing is claimed and verified, includes a phone number and website link, and displays a relevant title. Strengths include clear contact details and open-for-business status, while opportunities focus on improving the listing description to reach the local midpoint and maintaining strong photos.

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

  • 1
    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.
  • 2
    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.
8.5Strong
What customers seeWhere you rank
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4.4 ★★★★★ (42)
Law firm · Northcote-Papanui
Open 5 days ✓
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From the business

Lawhub is a boutique law firm which specialises in immigration, matrimonial, property, employment, and estate law. With its offices in Christchurch, our team have been providing quality legal advice since 2017. At the heart of everything we do is genuine care for people; their lives, their relationships, and the things they hold dear.

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02ReviewsMarketbase business report

Your reviews

Lawhub shows an above-average health score of 7.1 out of 10 on Google reviews, indicating solid overall performance. The most important findings are that the business has not yet engaged with any reviews (low response rate) and that the total review count and star rating position are strong enough to outperform peers. Customers value efficient communication and trustworthy service at this boutique firm.

Strengths

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Top three opportunities

  • 1
    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.
  • 2
    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.
7.5Good
What customers seeWhere you rank
9:41
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4.4★★★★★42 reviews
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Google reviewsChristchurch lawyers · 216 businesses
You are #54 for your Google reviews
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Where you show up on the map

Lawhub shows a high overall health score for Google Maps performance, with key strength in top ranking for core legal keywords. The business ranks well across city searches and performs strongly in its suburb, reflecting solid local visibility. Opportunities focus on moving from strong median performance to top 10% in the borough while maintaining city-wide results.

Strengths

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Top two opportunities

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    Maps visibility across the city groupYou turn up across more of the surrounding suburbs than nearly everyone here, so a customer searching well outside your own patch still sees you.
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    Maps visibility in your own suburbYou show up in local Maps searches more often than nearly every business in your suburb, so a customer searching nearby sees you before most of your competition.
2 checks on your map positions. You're seeing both.
9.3Strong
What customers seeWhere you rank
9:41
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1Top three for "law firm" in 6 suburbs, seen in 37
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Lawhub24.4 ★ (42) · Law firm
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Saunders & Co Papanui4.5 ★ (46) · Law firm
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Joynt Andrews Solicitors4.7 ★ (11) · Law firm
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Alpers & Co4.8 ★ (41) · Law firm
Map positionsChristchurch lawyers · 216 businesses
You are #16 for map positions
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Where customers find you

Lawhub shows a healthy online presence with a health score of 8.4 out of 10. The strongest asset is the Facebook Profile, with a very high trust score, indicating solid audience engagement and consistent branding. LinkedIn Company listing is present and helpful for professional reach. Focused improvements address weaker profiles and directories 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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    Instagram ProfileWe found your Instagram Profile page, and the trail between you and it is unambiguous - it is linked from something you own, or it dominates a search for your name.
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    LinkedIn CompanyWe can see your LinkedIn Company listing (https://linkedin.com/company/lawhub) found via: Google search results.

Top three opportunities

  • 1
    Tiktok ProfileWe could not find an active TikTok account for your business, so anyone who looks for you there finds nothing.
  • 2
    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.
  • 3
    Neighbourly ProfileWe could not find an active Neighbourly 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 6 of them.
9.8Strong
What customers seeWhere you rank
9:41
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Instagramlawhub.nzLawhub | Instagram✓
TiktokNo account found1
YellowNo listing found2
NeighbourlyNo listing found3
LinkedInNo listing found✓
Listings and socialChristchurch lawyers · 216 businesses
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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 pageMore people follow your page than most in this market, which means a post can travel past your own customers when one of them shares it into a local group.
8 checks on your Facebook page. You're seeing 5 of them.
9.7Strong
What customers seeWhere you rank
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Facebook pageChristchurch lawyers · 216 businesses
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Your website

Lawhub shows a very low on-page SEO health score, indicating technical issues on the homepage that limit visibility. The top findings focus on missing meta description and title tag, no favicon, and an excessively text-heavy page relative to size. Addressing these will improve search visibility, click-throughs and brand recognition.

Strengths

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    Domain UniquenessYour web address is yours alone, so everything your site earns - links, mentions, search standing - accumulates under your name and stays with the business.

Top three opportunities

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    On-page scoreYour home page did not return anything we can measure, and a page that will not answer a scanner is usually the same page that keeps a customer waiting.
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    Separate sites linking to youNo separate website links to yours.
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    Meta descriptionYour pages carry no summary line of your own, so the two lines under your name in search results are whatever Google decides best fits the search.
23 checks on your website. You're seeing 4 of them.
-Room to grow
What customers seeWhere you rank
9:41
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3Meta description
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How people find you on Google

Lawhub shows a low overall health for Website Traffic, with several gaps in organic and paid activity. The strongest signal is the top priority to improve organic visibility, as organic traffic value and top-100 keyword presence are near zero. Addressing local content, on-page SEO and basic backlinks can begin to lift rankings and attract local clients.

Strengths

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Top three opportunities

  • 1
    What that traffic is worthSearch is delivering you nothing you would otherwise have to pay for.
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    Monthly search visitsYour site draws no measurable visitors from search, so the only people reaching it are ones you sent yourself.
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    Search terms you rank forYour site does not appear in search results for any terms we can measure, so nobody is finding it by searching for what you do.
6 checks on your search and traffic. You're seeing 3 of them.
0.0Room to grow
What customers seeWhere you rank
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You are #159 for Google search and traffic
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08Opening hoursMarketbase business report

Your hours against demand

Lawhub's published hours partly match Christchurch demand: several weekday midday slots align well with local search activity, but there are multiple missed weekend and late‑week openings when demand is high. There are no low‑demand hours open, so current schedule is not wasteful but misses commercial opportunities. Adjusting a few closing or opening times could capture extra client traffic without adding unnecessary hours.

Strengths

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Top opportunity

  • 1
    Hours aligned with demandYour hours line up with demand worse than nearly every business here, which means a good share of your open time passes with nobody looking for what you do.
1 check on your opening hours. You're seeing it.
2.8Room to grow
What customers seeWhere you rank
9:41
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Hours 1
Monday9am-5pm
Tuesday9am-5pm
Wednesday9am-5pm
Thursday9am-5pm
Friday9am-4pm
SaturdayClosed
SundayClosed
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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#74of 216 Christchurch lawyers
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