Exhibit (j)

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ANCHIN, BLOCK & ANCHIN, LLP
Accountants and Advisors

1375 Broadway
New York, New York 10018
(212) 840-3456
WWW.ANCHIN.COM

                        CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED
                             PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We hereby consent to the reference to our firm under the captions "Independent
Registered Public Accounting Firm" in the Prospectus and "Counsel and
Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm" in the Statement of Additional
Information constituting part of The Lazard Funds, Inc., Lazard U.S. Small Cap
Equity Value Portfolio, Lazard Global Equity Income Portfolio and Lazard
Capital Allocator Opportunistic Strategies Portolio, Post-Effective Amendment
No. 42 to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A.

/s/ ANCHIN, BLOCK & ANCHIN LLP


February 12, 2008