Exhibit (j)



            CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

         We consent to the  incorporation  by reference  in this  Post-Effective
Amendment  No. 39 to  Registration  Statement  No.  2-81915  on Form N-1A of our
report  dated  February  20,  2008,  relating to the  financial  statements  and
financial highlights of The Wright Managed Income Trust (the "Trust"), including
Wright Total Return Bond Fund and Wright  Current  Income Fund  appearing in the
Annual  report on Form N-CSR of the Trust for the year ended  December 31, 2007,
and to the  references to us under the headings  "Financial  Highlights"  in the
Prospectus and "Independent  Registered  Public  Accounting Firm" and "Financial
Statements" in the Statement of Additional  Information,  which are part of such
Registration Statement.

/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
April 25, 2008