Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

The Board of Trustees

Legg Mason Partners Equity Trust

We consent to the use of our report dated November 19, 2009, with respect to Legg Mason ClearBridge Small Cap Value Fund, a series of Legg Mason Partners Equity Trust, as of September 30, 2009, incorporated herein by reference, and to the references to our firm under the headings “Financial highlights” in the Prospectus and “Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm” in the Statement of Additional Information.

New York, New York

January 25, 2010