Exhibit (j)(2)

Thompson, Hickey, Cunningham, Clow & April, P.A. ATTORNEYS AND COUNSELORS AT LAW

Daniel H. April

Janet Clow

David F. Cunningham

John M. Hickey

C.W.N. Thompson, Jr.

Patrick J. Dolan

October 14, 2016

VIA EDGAR FILING

Securities and Exchange Commission

100 F Street, NE

Washington, D.C. 20549

Re: Thornburg Investment Trust

Registration Number under the Securities Act of 1933: 033-14905

Registration Number under the Investment Company Act of 1940: 811- 05201

Ladies and Gentlemen:

The above-named registrant is filing its post-effective amendment no. 105 to its registration statement on Form N-1A. We have acted as counsel to the registrant in connection with that post-effective amendment, which relates to the registrant’s shares of beneficial interest of Thornburg Long/Short Equity Fund (the “Fund”). It is our opinion, based upon our examination of such records and documents as we have deemed necessary or appropriate to review, that the Class I shares proposed to be issued by the Fund have been duly authorized and, when issued in accordance with (i) the Trustees’ resolutions adopted September 13, 2016, (ii) the prospectus for Class I shares of the Fund, and (iii) the Trust’s Agreement and Declaration of Trust, dated June 3, 1987, as amended, will be legally issued, fully paid and non-assessable.

We also hereby consent to the references made to the firm of Thompson, Hickey, Cunningham Clow, April & Dolan, P.A. in post-effective amendment no. 105 to the registrant’s registration statement. In giving this consent, we do not admit that the firm of Thompson, Hickey, Cunningham, Clow, April & Dolan, P.A. is in the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Securities Act of 1933.

Very Truly Yours,

/s/ Charles W.N. Thompson, Jr.

Charles W.N. Thompson, Jr.

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