lˈɑːkwʊd hˈaɪɚd ðə jˈʌŋ mˈæn æz ɐn ɐsˈɪstənt ɪn hɪz lˈɔː fˈɜːm, wˌaɪl ɛŋkˈɜːɹɪdʒɪŋ hˌɪm tə stˈʌdi æt nˈaɪt ænd lˈeɪɾɚ tʊ ɐtˈɛnd nˈuː jˈɔːɹk jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi, wˌɛɹ hiː wʌzɐ mˈɛmbɚɹ ʌvðə sˈɪɡmə oʊmˈeɪɡə sˈaɪ fɹɐtˈɜːnᵻɾi.
Lockwood hired the young man as an assistant in his law firm, while encouraging him to study at night and later to attend New York University, where he was a member of the Sigma Omega Psi fraternity.