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  "count": 8,
  "as_of": "2026-09-19",
  "provenance": {
    "source": "NZ Law Society register, mirrored by LawyerFinder NZ.",
    "authoritative_register": "https://www.lawsociety.org.nz/register-search/",
    "note": "Each hub_url is the canonical practice-area landing page. Lawyer counts include solo practitioners."
  },
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      "lawyer_count": 672
    },
    {
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      "firm_count": 126,
      "lawyer_count": 653
    },
    {
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      "hub_url": "https://lawyerfinder.co.nz/practice-areas/family",
      "firm_count": 100,
      "lawyer_count": 579
    },
    {
      "name": "Immigration",
      "hub_slug": "immigration",
      "hub_url": "https://lawyerfinder.co.nz/practice-areas/immigration",
      "firm_count": 92,
      "lawyer_count": 397
    },
    {
      "name": "Commercial",
      "hub_slug": "commercial",
      "hub_url": "https://lawyerfinder.co.nz/practice-areas/commercial",
      "firm_count": 76,
      "lawyer_count": 333
    },
    {
      "name": "Civil Litigation",
      "hub_slug": "civil-litigation",
      "hub_url": "https://lawyerfinder.co.nz/practice-areas/civil-litigation",
      "firm_count": 33,
      "lawyer_count": 103
    },
    {
      "name": "Criminal",
      "hub_slug": "criminal",
      "hub_url": "https://lawyerfinder.co.nz/practice-areas/criminal",
      "firm_count": 9,
      "lawyer_count": 38
    },
    {
      "name": "Company/Commercial",
      "hub_slug": "company-commercial",
      "hub_url": "https://lawyerfinder.co.nz/practice-areas/company-commercial",
      "firm_count": 6,
      "lawyer_count": 25
    }
  ]
}