This is tough - the wage stinks, given that you've presumably taken a good chunk of loans. The problem is that 1L hiring is quite limited, and most of these firms who pay are looking for Tier 1 students.
I guess I'd say you should probably bite the bullet and get the legal experience, even at the $11/hr. But I don't know how the person above said they couldn't afford to pay you $11 to make coffee. Any halfway competent firm can pay more than $11, even small ones. They DO want to have more associates, right?
In conclusion: Take the job, but don't even consider going back there after graduation. Tightwads.