Exhibit l.2

Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP

One Federal Street

Boston, MA 0211 0-1726

Tel. +1.617.341.7700

Fax: +1.617.341.7701

www.morganlewis.com

November 16, 2015

K&L Gates LLP

Three First National Plaza

Suite 3100

Chicago, Illinois 60602

RE: Nuveen High Income December 2018 Target Term Fund

Ladies and Gentlemen:

As special Massachusetts counsel to Nuveen High Income December 2018 Target Term Fund, a Massachusetts business trust (the “Fund”), we consent to the incorporation by reference of our opinion, filed with Pre-Effective Amendment No. 3 to the Fund’s Registration Statement on Form N-2 on October 26, 2015.

In giving this consent we do not concede that we are in the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

Very truly yours,

/s/ Morgan, Lewis & Bockius

MORGAN, LEWIS & BOCKIUS