ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti θɹˈiː bˈɛnɪt ɹᵻsˈiːvd ɐ lˈɔː dᵻɡɹˈiː fɹʌm bɹˈʊklɪn lˈɔː skˈuːl ænd bɪkˌeɪm ɐn ɐtˈɜːni ɪn bɹˈʊklɪn, ˈɔːlsoʊ wˈɜːkɪŋ æz ɐ pɹəfˈɛsɚɹ æt hɪz ˈɔlmə mˈeɪɾɚ.
In 1923 Bennett received a law degree from Brooklyn Law School and became an attorney in Brooklyn, also working as a professor at his alma mater.