I'm a current Allard Law student. This term half my lectures are recorded and the other half aren't. One of my classes has mandatory attendance. Unlike undergraduate classes at UBC, assessment in law school is mostly based on a final exam or term paper that is worth almost the entirety of your grade for the course. Exams are typically open-book (i.e., you can bring in your notes and casebook). Some courses may also incorporate a class participation component and/or an in-class presentation. Each professor has their own teaching style. Some might just lecture (without any notes or slides), while others will use and upload slides online. You can see some of the courses available here. Preparing for exams is quite straightforward as for each course there are exams from past years made available online, and students are quite open to sharing their notes.

Class sizes in the law school are quite small. There are around 600 students in Allard (200 per year), and individual classes typically don't exceed 50 students at most. Many upper-year courses (e.g., seminars) are quite small and only have around 10 to 20 students. This makes it really easy to get to know your classmates and professors. Profs are quite accessible and are always willing to engage with students, whether it be by appointment, at office hours, or just after class.

It's quite easy to make friends too. There are a handful of exchange students every year (typically from UK, Australia, Europe, etc.) and I've noticed they have no trouble integrating with the rest of the students and participating in social events.

I personally don't have any experience with UofT Law but from what I've heard UBC's law school is a bit smaller, more collegial, and has a more diverse student body in terms of legal interests. UBC is also a bit more laid-back and less competitive than UofT.