EXHIBIT (i)(2)

 CONSENT OF COUNSEL

I consent to the incorporation by reference in this Post-Effective Amendment No. 132 to the Registration Statement of Eaton Vance Growth Trust (1933 Act File No. 2-22019) of my opinion dated January 13, 2012, which was filed as Exhibit (i) to Post-Effective Amendment No. 127.

/s/ Katy D. Burke

Katy D. Burke, Esq.

April 27, 2012

Boston, Massachusetts