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Our team of global experts can take away the hassle of managing your global workforce.

Supporting legal advice with operational reality

Legal advice is rarely the weak point, but execution is. 

For global media organisations, risk tends to appear when fast-moving operational decisions drift away from the assumptions legal advice was based on. Freelancers are re-engaged quickly. Assignments change. Work crosses borders and evidence becomes fragmented. 

Project Global supports both in-house legal teams and external legal advisers working with global media organisations. We help ensure advice is applied consistently in practice, even under real pressure. 

Where legal advice is most exposed

We see the same issues time and again:  

These are operational failures, not legal ones. 

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How we support legal teams and legal advisers

We operationalise legal advice, without replacing it. 

 

Legal advisers provide the judgement. Legal teams carry the ongoing responsibility. 

 

We work alongside both to ensure employment, tax and regulatory advice is applied correctly across jurisdictions and over time. 

Ongoing risk monitoring

Compliance does not stop at onboarding.
Freelancer engagements are monitored throughout their full lifecycle. Clear triggers prompt reassessment when roles, locations, duration or working patterns change. This helps prevent misclassification risk from building quietly over time.

Consistent cross-border compliance

Local employment, tax and payroll rules are applied correctly in each country. Our teams track local requirements and apply them in practice, removing reliance on ad-hoc judgement calls when teams are under pressure to move fast.

Clear, audit-ready evidence

Decisions, reviews and changes are captured as part of the workflow. Not reconstructed later.
This creates defensible records that stand up to regulator, audit or public scrutiny.

Private talent pools

Compliant private talent pools allow trusted freelancers to be re-engaged quickly without repeating onboarding or bypassing checks.
Speed is preserved. Risk is controlled.

Consolidated invoicing

Instead of hundreds of individual contractor invoices, global freelancer spend is consolidated into a small number of clean, auditable invoices, typically grouped by currency.

What this means in practice

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For legal advisers: 

  • Confidence that advice is implemented properly 
  • Reduced exposure that could undermine legal guidance 
  • Clear operational evidence if decisions are challenged 

For in-house legal teams: 

  • Better visibility over real-world working arrangements 
  • Fewer compliance surprises over time 
  • Stronger, more defensible audit trails 

Designed for complex media environments

We regularly support legal teams and advisers working with organisations involved in: 

  • International breaking news and conflict zones 
  • Elections and politically sensitive coverage 
  • Public service and regulated media environments
  • Creator and contributor programmes at scale 
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Further reading for legal teams and advisers

For those who want more detail, the resources below go deeper into our services and the real-world scenarios we support. 

Project Global overview brochure

A clear overview of our services, compliance framework and delivery model.

Operational risk scenarios for global media organisations

Real examples of where legal advice is most exposed in practice, and how those risks are operationally managed.

Our role, clearly defined

You advise on risk. We ensure the operational reality supports that advice. 

If you would like to discuss a specific client scenario or operating model, we are happy to talk. 

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Freelancer Management Insights

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Agent of Record: What It Means for Hiring Foreign Correspondents
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Expanding into APAC: What Global Media Companies Need to Know

Why Choose Project Global?

Bespoke Service

Get tailored services that meet your exact needs and provide supportive onboarding for your top talent.

Global Experts

We specialise in complex scenarios such as TUPE transfers, and multi-jurisdictional payroll.

Global Reach

Operating in over 130 countries with entities in the UK, Ireland, Germany, USA, and APAC.

Robust compliance

Protection from surprises, misclassification, and compliance errors. Safeguard your reputation!

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