A Papua New Guinean fully owns the Firm. It has over 30 employees including lawyers and support staff. The Firm has a manager who oversees administrative operation of the Firm in both offices. The Manager reports to the managing partner in terms of the day-to-day running of the Firm. The management ensures that all lawyers have a 24-hour support vehicle. It also offers pick-up and drop-off transportation for the support staff. The management ensures oversees operation to ensure that the lawyers and support staff have all their need to efficiently perform their respective roles.
Administration Department
The Office Administration department at Jema Lawyers is the backbone of the firm’s day-to-day operations. This team of skilled professionals plays a vital role in ensuring the smooth functioning of the office and providing excellent support to lawyers and clients alike.
Velma Ninjipa
Office Administrator
Information Technology Department
We recognize the transformative impact that technological advancements have had on the legal landscape and across all sectors. To deliver our services with maximum efficiency, we continuously adopt and integrate modern technology into our operations. Our team is equipped with the latest software applications, ICT infrastructure, and operational tools, enabling us to serve our clients with greater accuracy, speed, and reliability. This investment in technology has significantly enhanced our overall efficiency and responsiveness to client needs.
We also have a dedicated ICT specialist who is on call 24/7 to ensure the smooth and secure operation of our IT systems. This professional oversees system performance, protects our network from threats, resolves technical issues promptly, and ensures that all client files are safely stored and maintained with the highest level of confidentiality.
Joseph Kula
ICT Manager
Accounts Department
Our accounts staff is comprised of 3 experienced account officers who manage the accounts of the firm. All the money spent and billed is all accounted for, and that has been one of the firm’s strengths and is an appealing attribute to clients and the growth of our clientele size.
Secretarial Staff
We have a team of 6 well-experienced and qualified secretarial staff. Our secretaries have combined experience of over 35 years. They have extensive experience in doing bill of costs, file management, managing and drafting court documents, and other secretarial functions. We have a lawyer-secretary ratio of 1:2. This has ensured productivity at the highest level. Each secretary is entirely committed to two lawyers whom they assist.
Process Servers
We have 4 clerks who are allocated 24-hour vehicles. These clerks also perform duties as official drivers and are on call 24/7 for late-night shifts. We are committed to the expectations and time frames given by each client. Therefore, putting in the extra hours to burn the midnight oil is a culture in the firm for all the lawyers and their support staff.
Support Staff
Our support staff team is a team of diverse and dedicated individuals who play a crucial role in our success. They work alongside lawyers and the Office Administration department to ensure the smooth operation of the firm and provide exceptional support to clients.
Areas of Practice
We have extensive experience in litigation in different fields of law at different levels of court, including quasi-judicial tribunals. The same also applies to our experience in commercial and corporate law. Drawing from this, we offer strategic guidance to our clientele on the many legal challenges that they face. We strive to provide the required services to our clientele in a timely, efficient, and economical manner.
We appreciate the changes that technology has advanced into the legal landscape as well as generally. We understand that to provide our services efficiently, we must utilize the technology that is available. Hence, we have equipped our team with the latest software applications, other ICT infrastructure, and operational tools to enable us to provide our services efficiently to our clientele.