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Top 25 Small law firms based in New Zealand

RevenueBase identified 166 small law firms headquartered in New Zealand as of September 2026 and tracks 1,877 professional contacts across them, including 1,281 with verified work emails. Auckland is the largest hub.

This list covers small law firms headquartered in New Zealand, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 29, 2026.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.

How to read this list HQ checked on every row RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row Refreshed Sep 29, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review
166Companies
1,877Contacts tracked
1,281Verified emails
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The 25 largest small law firms based in New Zealand

Ranked by team size
Top 25 of 166 small law firms based in New Zealand, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 29, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to small law firms: strong evidence (its own description names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on the rest of its profile rather than the description shown). Click a contact count to view that company's people.
#CompanyRevenueBase Smart SearchHeadquartersEmployeesContacts
1Partial evidenceAuckland Cbd, New ZealandHQ checked Sep 29, 202651-200142 contacts →

Partial evidence

“McVeagh Fleming is a full-service law firm with a legacy of more than 100 years advising clients across Auckland and beyond.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
2Partial evidenceWellington, New ZealandHQ checked Sep 29, 202651-20081 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Gibson Sheat is a full-service commercial law firm with offices in Wellington, Lower Hutt and Masterton.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
3Indirect evidenceDunedin, New ZealandHQ checked Sep 29, 202651-20073 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Getting straight to the point through expertise, experience and understanding.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
4Partial evidenceChristchurch, New ZealandHQ checked Sep 29, 202651-20068 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Corcoran French is a full-service general practice law firm.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
5Indirect evidenceHamilton 3240, New ZealandHQ checked Sep 29, 202651-20067 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Welcome to Norris Ward McKinnon.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
6Partial evidenceWhangarei, New ZealandHQ checked Sep 29, 202651-20048 contacts →

Partial evidence

“WRMK Lawyers is Northland's largest law firm.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
7Indirect evidenceAuckland, New ZealandHQ checked Sep 29, 202611-5047 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“We're on the shore, and we're on your side.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
8Indirect evidenceManukau, New ZealandHQ checked Sep 29, 202651-20041 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Denham Bramwell was established in 2014 by Brett Abraham, Fiona Cowan, Sarah Vyle, and the late John Delugar and Peter Webb.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
9Indirect evidenceAuckland, New ZealandHQ checked Sep 29, 202611-5040 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“For 180 years we have been helping New Zealand businesses, institutions, families and individuals to develop, to succeed and to rest assured that their legal matters are in very…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
10Partial evidenceQueenstown, New ZealandHQ checked Sep 29, 202611-5037 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Todd Walker is one of Otago / Southland’s leading all service law firms.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
11Partial evidenceAuckland, New ZealandHQ checked Sep 29, 202611-5035 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Wynyard Wood is a law firm built on a strong tradition of client service.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
12Indirect evidenceCambridge, New ZealandHQ checked Sep 29, 202611-5034 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Since 1906, we have delivered tailored legal solutions by partnering and forming long lasting relationships with clients and the wider community.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
13Partial evidenceAuckland, New ZealandHQ checked Sep 29, 202611-5033 contacts →

Partial evidence

“The legal environment is always changing, so the impact of the law and how it affects individuals and companies in our community is in a constant state of change also.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
14Indirect evidenceAuckland, New ZealandHQ checked Sep 29, 202611-5033 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“We’re a carefully curated team of experts meeting clients’ challenges at their pace.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
15Indirect evidenceChristchurch, New ZealandHQ checked Sep 29, 202611-5028 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“For over 125 years, Malley & Co have provided a range of specialist legal services and advice to our clients.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
16Partial evidenceChristchurch, New ZealandHQ checked Sep 29, 202611-5028 contacts →

Partial evidence

“MDS law is a medium sized specialist property and commercial law firm based in Christchurch, New Zealand.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
17Partial evidenceChristchurch, New ZealandHQ checked Sep 29, 202611-5024 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Godfreys Law can help you with all your legal needs, from family matters and conveyancing, through to commercial disputes and employment.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
18Partial evidencePalmerston North, New ZealandHQ checked Sep 29, 202611-5022 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Cooper Rapley was established in 1881 and is one of the Manawatu’s leading and largest law firms.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
19Strong evidenceLevin, New ZealandHQ checked Sep 29, 202611-5022 contacts →

Strong evidence

“We are a local law firm who would love to look after you, your business and the small print.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
20Indirect evidenceAuckland, New ZealandHQ checked Sep 29, 202611-5022 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Morgan Coakle is a progressive and commercially-focused legal practice.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
21Indirect evidenceDunedin, New ZealandHQ checked Sep 29, 202611-5021 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Downie Stewart Lawyers Dunedin provide a full range of legal services to businesses and families in Dunedin and Otago.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
22Partial evidenceChristchurch, New ZealandHQ checked Sep 29, 202611-5021 contacts →

Partial evidence

“We are a family-run law firm that provides comprehensive, client-centred legal services through the collective experience and expertise of our lawyers, legal executives, and…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
23Partial evidenceChristchurch, New ZealandHQ checked Sep 29, 202611-5021 contacts →

Partial evidence

“We understand that delivering legal advice is not just about knowing the law.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
24Partial evidenceNapier, New ZealandHQ checked Sep 29, 202651-20020 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Welcome to Willis Legal, your trusted full-service law firm in Te Matau-a-Maui/Hawke’s Bay.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
25Partial evidenceAuckland City, New ZealandHQ checked Sep 29, 202611-5019 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Carson Fox Legal is a specialised commercial, business and property law practice.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026

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Small law firms based in New Zealand at a glance

As of Sep 29, 2026
68.2%Verified-email coverage
11.3Average contacts per company
1-10Median size (employees)
29.5%Largest-city concentration · Auckland
Sep 29, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10
92
11-50
63
51-200
10

Email recency for this list is measured worldwide rather than for New Zealand, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for New Zealand, over 166 companies.

How this list was built

Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among small law firms, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.

Source
The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
What qualifies
Companies headquartered in New Zealand whose own description of what they do matches “small law firms”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
RevenueBase Smart Search
RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names small law firms), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
What we exclude
Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among small law firms, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside New Zealand are excluded even when they keep an office there.
Match quality
In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
Ranking
Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification
Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 1,281 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh
This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 29, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections
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Small law firms by metro

Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase Smart Search?

RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names small law firms, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.

How many small law firms are there based in New Zealand?

RevenueBase identified 166 small law firms headquartered in New Zealand as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.

What is the largest company on this list?

Mcveagh Fleming, headquartered in Auckland, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most small law firms?

Auckland leads with 49 headquartered companies, followed by Christchurch (17) and Tauranga (8).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 1,281 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 166 companies.

How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 29, 2026.

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About this data

RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.