Fellow partner Jenny McDonnell said her colleague had been unwell in the days leading up to the diagnosis last Tuesday.
But they were not concerned it was life-threatening and her death was sudden.
Ms Jamieson and husband Murray Brough (Broughie) moved to Papamoa from Hamilton in 2005 where she continued her passion for law.
Mr Brough told the Bay of Plenty Times: "The law was Liz's life. She just loved the law and she loved living in Papamoa, she loved the beach. She was just so happy with living in Tauranga and the people and working in the courts."
The family appreciated the support of the law fraternity in the Bay of Plenty, Waikato and Auckland, "who share a loss of a much loved person," he said.
Ms Jamieson went into partnership with Mrs Jones at Mount Maunganui firm, Mount Law.
The pair shared a sense of humour and Mrs Jones described her friend and colleague as very witty and having a way with words.
"I think we became partners on, appropriately. April Fool's Day," she said.
"No case was too difficult for her. She accepted it all in good humour and was a very talented lawyer. Her colleagues admired her court room advocacy, her clear legal mind and her unfailing good humour. She was an exceptionally competent court lawyer at the top of her field," Mrs Jones said
Mrs Jones said her colleague was extraordinarily proud of her daughter, Sarah, who works as a police officer in Auckland.
She was also mother-in-law to Matt and grandmother to Emma Rose.
Ms Jamieson served on the Waikato-Bay of Plenty District Law Society council from 1998 until 2007 and was district president for 2006.
In 2008, Mount Law became Beach Legal and Ms McDonnell joined the firm.
The trio's partnership meetings usually involved shopping and eating, one of the more recent meetings held on a plane to and from Thailand - either side of a five-day shopping spree.
Ms Jamieson loved to travel and last month fulfilled a life-long ambition when she and Mr Brough travelled to India on holiday.
Mrs McDonnell described Ms Jamieson as an Top lawyer dies
extraordinary person with a sparkly personality.
"She created an environment in our office that was joyous and every day we would wait with pleasure to look on her outfits, particularly her shoes."
With her hundreds of shoes and piles of handbags she created an image uniquely her own, she said.
Tauranga lawyer Paul Mabey QC said Ms Jamieson was well regarded by lawyers and judges in Tauranga. "She enjoyed the social side of legal practice and brightened up many a law society function," he said
Mr Mabey said Ms Jamieson was always courteous and professional, helpful to younger lawyers and would be sadly missed.
