It has been working with the bureau to develop a scheme, and hopes to have it up and running within weeks. The society will manage the process for solicitors and will contact them shortly.
Lawyers working with people with mental health problems will also have to undergo checks.
A spokeswoman said: "In those areas they are likely to come into contact with people in a vulnerable position. It's an added assurance."
Until now, lawyers working with children have not been subject to CRB checks.
Liz Goldthorpe, chair of the Association of Lawyers for Children, said: "We have always felt very uncomfortable about that for obvious reasons."
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