Ex. 99.28(i)
1 Corporate Way
Lansing, MI 48951
517/381-5500
April 23, 2026
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Board of Trustees JNL Series Trust 1 Corporate Way Lansing, Michigan 48951 | ||
| Re: | Opinion of Counsel - JNL Series Trust | |
| Ladies and Gentlemen: | ||
| You have requested our Opinion of Counsel in connection with the filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission of Post-Effective Amendment No. 201 to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A with respect to JNL Series Trust. We have made such examination of the law and have examined such records and documents as in our judgment are necessary or appropriate to enable us to render the opinions expressed below. | ||
| We are of the following opinions: | ||
| 1. | JNL Series Trust (“Trust”) is an open-end management investment company. | |
| 2. | The Trust is a business Trust created and validly existing pursuant to Massachusetts Laws. | |
| 3. | All of the prescribed Trust procedures for the issuance of the shares have been followed, and, when such shares are issued in accordance with the Prospectus contained in the Registration Statement for such shares, all state requirements relating to such Trust shares will have been complied with. | |
| 4. | Upon the acceptance of purchase payments made by shareholders in accordance with the Prospectus contained in the Registration Statement and upon compliance with applicable law, such shareholders will have legally-issued, fully paid, non-assessable shares of the Trust. | |
You may use this opinion letter, or a copy thereof, as an exhibit to the Registration.
Sincerely,
/s/ Emily J. Bennett
Emily J. Bennett
Vice President & Assistant Secretary