Exhibit (j)





            CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
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We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement of DWS Investment Trust (formerly Investment Trust) on Form N-1A
("Registration Statement") of our report dated September 25, 2006 relating to
the financial statements and financial highlights which appears in the July 31,
2006 Annual Report to Shareholders of DWS Large Company Growth Fund (formerly
Scudder Large Company Growth Fund), which is also incorporated by reference into
the Registration Statement. We also consent to the references to us under the
headings "Financial Highlights", "Financial Statements" and "Independent
Registered Public Accounting Firm" in such Registration Statement.


/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
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PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
November 28, 2006