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C&M Legal vs Nicholsons Lawyers:Which is more popular in New Zealand?

In October 2026, Nicholsons Lawyers had more branded searches than C&M Legal among New Plymouth law firms in New Zealand. Nicholsons Lawyers had about 260 branded searches, while C&M Legal had 120. Nicholsons Lawyers made up 24.3% of all New Plymouth law firm searches we track, and C&M Legal accounted for 11.2%. When we asked ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews about New Plymouth law firms, Nicholsons Lawyers appeared in all three answers and C&M Legal in one. Nicholsons Lawyers was mentioned before C&M Legal in every answer.

Among New Plymouth law firms in New Zealand in October 2026

Who do people search for more?

Nicholsons Lawyers, about 2 searches for every 1 for C&M Legal

Nicholsons Lawyers 260 searchesC&M Legal 120 searches

Who does AI mention more?

Nicholsons Lawyers, mentioned in every answer we collected

Nicholsons Lawyers in 3 of 3C&M Legal in 1 of 3

Who does AI recommend more?

Nicholsons Lawyers, named ahead of C&M Legal in every answer

Nicholsons Lawyers first in 3C&M Legal never first

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Top New Plymouth law firms in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews

In three ChatGPT questions, Nicholsons Lawyers appeared in all three answers. C&M Legal was mentioned in one out of three: in one of the three ChatGPT answers. Nicholsons Lawyers was listed before C&M Legal in every answer.

Most recommended by AI

Brands get a higher ranking if they are mentioned earlier in the answers.

  1. Govett Quilliam1st
  2. Nicholsons Lawyers2nd
  3. Goodwill Law3rd
  4. Connect Legal Taranaki4th
  5. C&M Legal5th
  6. Quinlaw–

Mentioned by AI

Each dot is one answer, filled in when that answer mentions the brand.

See every answer about New Plymouth law firms

3 answers

Not named in any answer:

Brands are shown in the order each answer named them. The survey took place in New Zealand on October 21, 2026.

Is C&M Legal or Nicholsons Lawyers more popular in search?

This chart shows how often people search Google for C&M Legal and Nicholsons Lawyers by name. Each line represents a brand's share of searches for all six New Plymouth law firms we track, month by month, from searches in New Zealand.

C&M Legal and Nicholsons Lawyers among New Plymouth law firms in New Zealand, by month

Share of searches by month for Nicholsons Lawyers, C&M Legal. The figures are in the table below the chart.

View monthly share of searches table
MonthGovett QuilliamNicholsons LawyersConnect Legal TaranakiC&M LegalQuinlawGoodwill Law
Nov 202534.8%27.7%7.8%12.1%7.8%9.9%
Dec 202528.4%27.6%9.5%14.7%12.1%7.8%
Jan 202630.1%29.3%10.5%10.5%12.8%6.8%
Feb 202636%28.7%8.1%10.3%10.3%6.6%
Mar 202633.6%26.7%11.6%11%9.6%7.5%
Apr 202630.3%29.5%8.3%12.9%10.6%8.3%
May 202631.7%31.7%8.9%11.4%8.9%7.3%
Jun 202633.9%27.1%9.3%8.5%9.3%11.9%
Jul 202633.6%33.6%7.8%9.5%7.8%7.8%
Aug 202629.4%35.3%10.3%8.8%8.1%8.1%
Sep 202638%24.8%10.9%10.9%7%8.5%
Oct 202636.4%24.3%13.1%11.2%8.4%6.5%

How has branded search for C&M Legal and Nicholsons Lawyers changed in New Zealand over the last 12 months?

3 findings

How did search popularity change for New Zealand New Plymouth law firms in October 2026?

3 changes

  1. In October 2026, Connect Legal Taranaki overtook C&M Legal to rank 3rd among New Plymouth law firms in New Zealand, with 13.1% of the searches.

  2. In October 2026, Nicholsons Lawyers lost share of searches among New Plymouth law firms in New Zealand, from 24.8% to 24.3%.

  3. Estimated monthly branded searches for C&M Legal in New Zealand fell 29.4% over 12 measured months, from 170 to 120 in October 2026.

How are C&M Legal’s and Nicholsons Lawyers’ branded searches counted?

4 search terms

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using C&M Legal’s and Nicholsons Lawyers’ names. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for these branded terms can be used to understand whether interest in the brands is growing, holding steady, or fading.

C&M Legal

3 branded search terms

  • c and m legal
  • c&m legal
  • cmlegal

Nicholsons Lawyers

1 branded search term

  • nicholsons lawyers

How the Brand Demand Index is measured

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