Barry G. Benton is senior vice president, general counsel and secretary of Austin-based Q2 Holdings Inc. and its subsidiary Q2 Software Inc. He believes outside counsel should spend nonbillable time with company executives learning about the company in order to effectively represent it.

Texas Lawyer research editor Jeanne Graham emailed Benton some questions about best practices. His answers are below, edited for length and style.

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