How Briars Strengthens Legal Firms Supporting Clients Expanding Globally

Author – Emma Lisauskas | Briars

When your clients look beyond their domestic borders, you’re often the first person they call. Whether you’re a boutique local practice advising an owner-managed business or a globally recognised firm navigating complex cross-border matters, the expectation is the same: clients rely on you to have the answers.

And that’s where things can become challenging.

International matters rarely stay neatly within the boundaries of legal work. As soon as clients require entity setup, payroll support, HR documentation, tax registrations, or ongoing compliance oversight, the workload moves into operational territory that most legal practices—regardless of size or speciality aren’t structured to deliver internally.

That’s exactly where Briars steps in, seamlessly and discreetly, as an extension of your team. Let us walk you through how we do this.

For more than 30 years, we’ve supported legal practices of all sizes—small specialist firms, national practices, and global law brands alike across 100+ countries. No matter where you’re based or how your firm operates, Briars integrates effortlessly into your workflow, providing the operational backbone that keeps cross-border matters moving while you remain focused on strategic legal advice.

Why Legal Firms Engage Briars

Cross-border matters frequently stall when non-legal requirements appear. According to our Legal Partner Pack, firms typically bring Briars in when clients face:

• Urgent cross-border entity setup required to keep a deal on track
• Payroll or HR compliance issues that surface during a dispute
• Director or company secretarial needs spanning multiple jurisdictions
• Clarification on HR, payroll, or tax rules to support legal opinion

These moments introduce risk—not only to the client’s international plans but also to the legal strategy underpinning them. Briars eliminates these obstacles so litigation, transactions, restructures, and advisory matters continue without delay.

A Partnership Model Designed Around Legal Firms

Legal practices partner with Briars because we protect the client relationship while elevating your capability. Our approach ensures:

• Seamless integration, whether white-labelled or co-branded
• Off-balance-sheet expertise, allowing you to expand without adding headcount
• Rapid, compliant global execution, reducing operational risk
• Alignment with your standards, ensuring clients receive service consistent with your own

You remain the central adviser. We provide the global operational excellence that reinforces your position.

How Briars Supports Firms of All Sizes

Whether you manage occasional cross-border matters or oversee complex multinational portfolios, Briars gives you immediate access to specialist global capability.

Local practices

We support regional and boutique firms that encounter one-off or emerging international needs. From a single entity setup to rapid employment compliance clarification, we integrate smoothly without adding administrative burden.

Mid-sized and national firms

As clients expand or restructure internationally, your internal teams can become stretched. Briars slots in to provide consistent global operational coverage, ensuring you never have to turn away work or compromise service quality.

Global law firms

For large multi-jurisdictional practices, Briars provides high-volume, cross-border support covering compliance, governance, workforce management, and tax registrations across 100+ countries. This helps keep complex matters aligned and moving without delay.

Across all scenarios, our role remains constant: to strengthen your international capability, protect your client relationships, and ensure operational compliance wherever your clients choose to operate.

How Our Services Support Your Clients’ Global Needs

Your clients’ cross-border success depends on precise, compliant, ongoing operational management. Briars delivers this through four core pillars:

Compliance Services

• Entity setup & registrations
• Local filings and statutory compliance
• Director, office & company secretarial support

Accounting & Tax Services

• Accounting management and reporting
• Tax registrations, filings & compliance
• VAT/GST setup and submissions

HR & Payroll Services

• Compliant payroll processing
• EOR/AOR/NRER global hiring solutions
• Employment contracts & HR advisory

Global Workforce Services

• Independent contractor classification
• Contractor onboarding & compliance
• Misclassification monitoring

What This Means for Your Firm

Partnering with Briars enables your practice to:

• Offer full-spectrum global support without expanding your internal team
• Resolve operational challenges rapidly and accurately
• Retain and enhance trusted adviser status
• Support more complex and higher-value international matters
• Deliver a streamlined, risk-mitigated client experience

You remain the legal expert. Briars ensures everything surrounding your advice functions seamlessly.

Strengthen Your Global Capability

International growth shouldn’t create friction for your clients—or limitations for your firm. With Briars, you gain a global operational partner that removes complexity, accelerates progress, and protects the integrity of your legal strategy across every jurisdiction.

If your clients are expanding, restructuring, or facing cross-border compliance demands, Briars ensures you can support them with confidence, capability, and continuity.

👉 See how partnering with Briars transforms your global legal offering:
https://www.briarsgroup.com/partnerships

Or book a Legal Partner Discovery Meeting to begin building a stronger, more scalable international capability for your practice.