The division includes a public education component to help educate students and private citizens about the court system. The director of publications also works within the division. The office routinely publishes educational pamphlets, statistical reports, special research reports, and a bi-monthly newsletter. The Division of Dependency-Neglect Representation is responsible for providing services to courts which oversee children who are or may be in the states foster care system. Contracts for attorneys ad litem who provide legal services to children in every judicial district are managed by the division.
Several attorneys provide ongoing legal assistance to all judges and local officials.
Specific legal research requests are accepted and major policy proposals and research are completed on behalf of the Judicial Council, the Supreme Court, the Governor's Office, and the General Assembly. A staff of automation and records specialists is responsible for the collection and dissemination of court data from all courts in the state. Data auditors regularly travel to all courthouses in the state in order to collect and confirm the reliability of data. The division is also responsible for the implementation of all court automation projects within the state. The AOC also houses and staffs the Arkansas Alternate Dispute Resolution Commission, which is responsible for the implementation of ADR programs, education, and the certification of ADR professionals.