EXHIBIT (i)(2)

CONSENT OF COUNSEL

I consent to the incorporation by reference in this Post-Effective Amendment No. 200 to the Registration Statement of Eaton Vance Special Investment Trust (1933 Act File No. 002-27962) of my opinion dated February 26, 2020, which was filed as Exhibit (i) to Post-Effective Amendment No. 194.

/s/ Jill R. Damon

Jill R. Damon, Esq.

February 25, 2021

Boston, Massachusetts