Exhibit (j)
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form N-1A of Legg Mason Partners Investment Trust of our reports dated December 19, 2022, relating to the financial statements and financial highlights, which appears in ClearBridge Appreciation Funds, ClearBridge International Value Funds, ClearBridge Large Cap Value Funds, ClearBridge Mid Cap Funds, ClearBridge Mid Cap Growth Funds, ClearBridge Select Funds, ClearBridge Small Cap Growth Funds, ClearBridge Sustainability Leaders Funds, ClearBridge Tactical Dividend Income Funds, and Franklin Global Equity Funds Annual Report on Form N-CSR for the year ended October 31, 2022. We also consent to the references to us under the headings Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, Financial Statements and Financial highlights in such Registration Statement.
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Baltimore, Maryland
February 17, 2023