This is the 10591st most frequent Russian word.
внештатные
"Freelance" or "off-staff."
In this sentence, "внештатные" refers to workers not formally part of the company's staff but employed for a specific task. It emphasizes the freelance or contractual nature of their engagement.
Мы наняли внештатных сотрудников для выполнения проекта.
We hired freelance staff for the project execution.
Here, "внештатные" describes journalists who are not employed full-time by a specific news outlet and operate independently or on a per-article basis.
Внештатные журналисты иногда предоставляют самые интересные материалы.
Freelance journalists sometimes provide the most interesting materials.
In this context, "внештатные" is used to describe lawyers who offer their services temporarily or for specific cases rather than being permanently employed by the organization.