This week on The Fin podcast, professional services reporter Maxim Shanahan and Rear Window columnist Hannah Wootton on Slater and Gordon’s workplace meltdown and the mysterious woman at the centre of it all.

Quotes in this episode are voiced by AFR staff.

This podcast is sponsored by AICD.

Further reading:
Slaters refers former staffer to police over incendiary mass email
The law firm says a forensic investigation has found the sender of the infamous memo had access to sensitive data and was familiar with its cybersecurity.
A decades-long rap sheet of deceit blows open Slater and Gordon probe
The woman whose first name matches metadata in the rogue salary and performance spreadsheet that erupted into a crisis at the law firm is a convicted fraudster.
We fact-checked the email Slater and Gordon says is largely fiction
The now infamous all-staff email sent to more than 900 Slater and Gordon staffers was unsparing in its criticism of the firm. Here’s what we know about key claims.

This week on&nbsp;<a href="https://www.afr.com/podcast/thefin" data-stringify-link="https://www.afr.com/podcast/thefin" data-sk="tooltip_parent">The Fin&nbsp;podcast</a>, professional services reporter Maxim Shanahan and Rear Window columnist Hannah Wootton on Slater and Gordon&rsquo;s workplace meltdown and the mysterious woman at the centre of it all.
Quotes in this episode are voiced by AFR staff.
This podcast is sponsored by <a href="https://ad.doubleclick.net/ddm/trackclk/N1805684.125759AUSTRALIANFINANCI/B28596371.393203574;dc_trk_aid=584492831;dc_trk_cid=213842585;dc_lat=;dc_rdid=;tag_for_child_directed_treatment=;tfua=;ltd=;dc_tdv=1" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://ad.doubleclick.net/ddm/trackclk/N1805684.125759AUSTRALIANFINANCI/B28596371.393203574;dc_trk_aid%3D584492831;dc_trk_cid%3D213842585;dc_lat%3D;dc_rdid%3D;tag_for_child_directed_treatment%3D;tfua%3D;ltd%3D;dc_tdv%3D1&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1715304451483000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2sxXQBn91Yw47YOsZupXYH">AICD</a>. Further reading: <a href="https://www.afr.com/companies/professional-services/slaters-refers-former-staffer-to-police-over-incendiary-mass-email-20250325-p5lmal" data-stringify-link="https://www.afr.com/companies/professional-services/slaters-refers-former-staffer-to-police-over-incendiary-mass-email-20250325-p5lmal" data-sk="tooltip_parent">Slaters refers former staffer to police over incendiary mass email</a> The law firm says a forensic investigation has found the sender of the infamous memo had access to sensitive data and was familiar with its cybersecurity. <a href="https://www.afr.com/companies/professional-services/a-decades-long-rap-sheet-of-deceit-blows-open-slater-and-gordon-probe-20250313-p5lj74" data-stringify-link="https://www.afr.com/companies/professional-services/a-decades-long-rap-sheet-of-deceit-blows-open-slater-and-gordon-probe-20250313-p5lj74" data-sk="tooltip_parent">A decades-long rap sheet of deceit blows open Slater and Gordon probe</a> The woman whose first name matches metadata in the rogue salary and performance spreadsheet that erupted into a crisis at the law firm is a convicted fraudster. <a href="https://www.afr.com/companies/professional-services/fact-checking-that-slater-and-gordon-email-20250319-p5lku8" data-stringify-link="https://www.afr.com/companies/professional-services/fact-checking-that-slater-and-gordon-email-20250319-p5lku8" data-sk="tooltip_parent">We fact-checked the email Slater and Gordon says is largely fiction</a> The now infamous all-staff email sent to more than 900 Slater and Gordon staffers was unsparing in its criticism of the firm. Here&rsquo;s what we know about key claims.

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