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  "schema_version": "2026-11-11",
  "answer": "We hold 3 NZ Law Society register entries for JW Legal; 3 with a current practising certificate; 1 lists Company/Commercial as an area of practice; admitted between 2014 and 2023.",
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    "readFrom": "2026-11-11",
    "readTo": "2026-11-11",
    "listedSince": "2026-11"
  },
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  "legal_name": "JW Legal Limited t/a JW Legal",
  "profile_url": "https://lawyerfinder.co.nz/law-firms/jw-legal-limited-ta-jw-legal",
  "locations": [
    "Auckland"
  ],
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    "Company/Commercial"
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    "phone": null,
    "email": null
  },
  "lawyers": [
    {
      "name": "Cheol Je Woo",
      "registry_url": "https://www.lawsociety.org.nz/register/cheol-je-woo/",
      "region": "Auckland",
      "district": "Downtown Auckland",
      "practice_areas": [
        "Company/Commercial"
      ],
      "register_status": "ok",
      "register_read": "2026-11-11",
      "claimed": false
    },
    {
      "name": "Seo Jin Choi",
      "registry_url": "https://www.lawsociety.org.nz/register/seo-jin-choi/",
      "region": "Auckland",
      "district": "Downtown Auckland",
      "practice_areas": [],
      "register_status": "ok",
      "register_read": "2026-11-11",
      "claimed": false
    },
    {
      "name": "Samuel Frederick Wilson",
      "registry_url": "https://www.lawsociety.org.nz/register/samuel-frederick-wilson/",
      "region": "Auckland",
      "district": "Downtown Auckland",
      "practice_areas": [],
      "register_status": "ok",
      "register_read": "2026-11-11",
      "claimed": false
    }
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  "summary_url": "https://lawyerfinder.co.nz/api/firm/jw-legal-limited-ta-jw-legal/summary.md",
  "as_of": "2026-11-13",
  "provenance": {
    "source": "New Zealand Law Society register (lawsociety.org.nz), mirrored by LawyerFinder NZ.",
    "authoritative_register": "https://www.lawsociety.org.nz/for-the-public/find-a-lawyer/",
    "methodology": "https://lawyerfinder.co.nz/about",
    "notes": "register_status is what the NZ Law Society register showed on register_read (\"ok\" or \"not-found\") — NOT a current good-standing check. Verify current status via registry_url. register_facts counts the entries we hold, not the firm headcount. LawyerFinder NZ is a directory and lead-generation service, not affiliated with the NZ Law Society; we do not provide legal advice."
  }
}